Susan's Testimony for Bill 268

To: County of Hawaii
Finance Committee Chairwomen,
Virginia Isbell and Committee Members April 30, 2006


TESTIMONY FOR Bill 268 Fair and Equitable Access to Governmental Process.

I am in SUPPORT BILL 268 - FAIR AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTAL PROCESS

Bill 268 will open the door for a fair and balanced government process. The tax payers of the west side pay over 70% of the entire Counties budget.
The County Council meetings being held in Hilo are out of reach for a majority of the tax payers. To drive 100 miles to a county council meeting is
Leaving the west side without a say.

This is the fair way to have 6 meetings on the west side and 6 meetings on the east side. This should be a fair and balanced government. Our constitution does read “We the People” and not “we the people of Hilo”.

If this bill doesn’t pass; then it means the process of splitting the County will have to become a major focus. Work with us so we don’t have to march forward and split the County in two.

Any county council members that vote against bill this should get the boot. It flat out says “we don’t want to be fair or equal to all tax payers”.


Decisions about Kona should be heard and responded to within the reach of the tax payers.

This is so important that we act now so we can have local decisions on what is happening in Kona.
We need TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION.

Respectfully,
Susan McGeachy
Hawaii Island Tax Payer since 1988
Concerned Citizen of west Hawaii
mcgeachy@hawaii.rr.com
808-325-7576