04-21-2016, 03:34 AM
Apply a ratio of fuel tax revenue to the roads upon which the revenue is generated.
As noted earlier, "all meaningful economic activity" is focused in Hilo, which suggests that Hilo would thus be entitled to a lion's share of the FTR ... basically what we have now.
The related problem is that whether something is a "road" (and therefore entitled to funding) is subject to County's sole discretion -- example: they're repaving parts of Moho Rd in Hawaiian Acres, despite the fact that this road is neither County-owned nor does it meet the "minimum standards". (As a "non-private-road" example, consider Post Office Road in Pahoa...)
As noted earlier, "all meaningful economic activity" is focused in Hilo, which suggests that Hilo would thus be entitled to a lion's share of the FTR ... basically what we have now.
The related problem is that whether something is a "road" (and therefore entitled to funding) is subject to County's sole discretion -- example: they're repaving parts of Moho Rd in Hawaiian Acres, despite the fact that this road is neither County-owned nor does it meet the "minimum standards". (As a "non-private-road" example, consider Post Office Road in Pahoa...)