01-16-2008, 03:01 PM
I belive our property rates here are well under what they are on the mainland.
The guys who complain about that surely wouldn't pay subdivision fees for roads and any improvment. Consequently, such attitudes will do more to slow growth than any tax increase. With main roads paved but shaky, and crossroads resembling Baja 500, they won't be impressed. And HPP is the flagship!
But with economy slipping nationwide, even a hint of a recession will whack tourism. The result here will be people who work in kona won't need to travel anymore. And what few guests hilo does have and supporting businesses will dry up, leaving the county and state with less revenue. So now vehicle registration will spike, gas prices will go higher electric bills etc, but not tax rates, they happen after no one can buy gas or use their lights. That's socialism, share the wealth or lack of it.
The guys who complain about that surely wouldn't pay subdivision fees for roads and any improvment. Consequently, such attitudes will do more to slow growth than any tax increase. With main roads paved but shaky, and crossroads resembling Baja 500, they won't be impressed. And HPP is the flagship!
But with economy slipping nationwide, even a hint of a recession will whack tourism. The result here will be people who work in kona won't need to travel anymore. And what few guests hilo does have and supporting businesses will dry up, leaving the county and state with less revenue. So now vehicle registration will spike, gas prices will go higher electric bills etc, but not tax rates, they happen after no one can buy gas or use their lights. That's socialism, share the wealth or lack of it.
Gordon J Tilley