Aloha Janice,
Thank you for responding.
We are not looking for a silver bullet to split the county. Hopefully we can not be compared to Haiti (third world country). The shear size of this island makes it logical to split the governments in two. The needs of the west side have not been addressed in the past. When I worked on the Water Improvement district in Kona I found the people from the County and the Water department didn’t know the area and had never been to Coastview/ Wonderview. How can the tax payers be represented by a government so far away?
This is not about ethnic background. It is not a Haole thing. We are all Tax payers and deserve representation for our tax dollars. We deserve to be at a public meeting without driving four hours.
I was at the Kona Community Development meeting and there were only 3 people there. Changes can not come from a handful of people. The public will need to take a stand if they are ready for changes. We need volunteers to help. Hopefully we will see you at the meeting on Monday Jan 30, 2006 5:30 to 8:00 at the Kealakekehe High School Cafeteria.
The meeting is going to be structured as follows:
We will have two blank poster stands. One will say “FIX IT NOW” and the other will say “NEW COUNTY”. Each person will be given 3 minutes to speak their mind. The crowd will say if it goes on the fix it now or the new county. This is an informational and awareness meeting. Community involvement is just that. Getting the people to get involved. This is the beginning of the baby steps it takes to make lasting changes.
Once again thank you for responding.
Susan McGeachy
http://hawaiicountyissues.blogspot.com
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