02-04-2013, 03:23 AM
Paul are you talking to me? Uh, I think the first stop isn't even in Pahoa. But what would I care? I don't use the bus. Just saying would be hard on the folks for the first stop.
You are not paying Road Taxes, that money is for maintaining your roads that you agreed to pay when buying your lot in HPP. I am sure you signed the disclosures when purchasing your lot.
HPP is a private subdivision and receives no money from the State or County of Hawaii to maintain the common areas, including roads. The Hawaii State Supreme Court ruled that it is the responsibility of all lot owners to pay an annual road maintenance fee, the amount of which is to be determined by the Board of Directors. The fees are used for grading & material replacement on the lateral roads, the repair of the paved main roads, mowing & other types of vegetation control, sign repair and replacement, the removal of dead animals and rubbish left on the road sides, insurance & tree trimming.
While I agree it's a good idea to send a bus down to HPP to service the people there. One has to ask, is it a good idea to send a public owned bus down private owned (maintained) streets?
You are not paying Road Taxes, that money is for maintaining your roads that you agreed to pay when buying your lot in HPP. I am sure you signed the disclosures when purchasing your lot.
HPP is a private subdivision and receives no money from the State or County of Hawaii to maintain the common areas, including roads. The Hawaii State Supreme Court ruled that it is the responsibility of all lot owners to pay an annual road maintenance fee, the amount of which is to be determined by the Board of Directors. The fees are used for grading & material replacement on the lateral roads, the repair of the paved main roads, mowing & other types of vegetation control, sign repair and replacement, the removal of dead animals and rubbish left on the road sides, insurance & tree trimming.
While I agree it's a good idea to send a bus down to HPP to service the people there. One has to ask, is it a good idea to send a public owned bus down private owned (maintained) streets?