06-30-2008, 01:43 PM
#1 is a cost item. “Green” and recycle products are a premium in procurement. So it will cost more. Where’s the extra money coming from?
#2 is a cost item. The cost to purchase, install and service these items cost money. Some will come from the reduction of monthly expenses but none the less, they will add cost. Where’s that money coming from?
#3 is a great idea, but why stop at just those items? If it purpose is that important, all money spent by government needs to adhere to this standard including funds to community groups and service organizations.
#4 all this cost money to implement and find markets. Where’s the money coming from?
#5 what’s the difference between a polystyrene food container and a polystyrene shipping container? What’s the difference between a plastic bag that people find uses for versus the shrink-wrap on shipments that are all tossed in the landfill? Why not just place a tax on all these unwanted products to cover the actual cost of recycling even if it means a double or tripling of consumer prices? If there is no recyclable market on Hawaii, let’s just ban the product period.
#6 Incentives = less money in government coffers or an expenditure. Where is that money or the make up money coming from?
#7 is completely meaningless. So what’s the difference between a property zone agricultural versus residential if there’s no mandate to use the agricultural zoned land for agriculture? A person purchases a 100 acre farm and flattens it to make a lawn and put up their private single family residence with fences gates, swimming pool, tennis court, and 6 car garage; has the agricultural designation produced anything?
#8 Cost
#9. Where is the money coming from? User fee’s? So everyone will pay a fee to enter parks. How much will it cost and what does that equate to the average user?
#10. Why for those items and not higher permit fees for residential homes? If population is the reason for issues being what they are, raise building permits so only those who can afford the parks can pay for their upkeep. Don’t nickel and dime the people to death just triple the property tax and eliminate the resident exemption. When you think about it, who uses the services? If the residents are using the services, raise their taxes to cover your suggestions. That will solve all the problems.
#2 is a cost item. The cost to purchase, install and service these items cost money. Some will come from the reduction of monthly expenses but none the less, they will add cost. Where’s that money coming from?
#3 is a great idea, but why stop at just those items? If it purpose is that important, all money spent by government needs to adhere to this standard including funds to community groups and service organizations.
#4 all this cost money to implement and find markets. Where’s the money coming from?
#5 what’s the difference between a polystyrene food container and a polystyrene shipping container? What’s the difference between a plastic bag that people find uses for versus the shrink-wrap on shipments that are all tossed in the landfill? Why not just place a tax on all these unwanted products to cover the actual cost of recycling even if it means a double or tripling of consumer prices? If there is no recyclable market on Hawaii, let’s just ban the product period.
#6 Incentives = less money in government coffers or an expenditure. Where is that money or the make up money coming from?
#7 is completely meaningless. So what’s the difference between a property zone agricultural versus residential if there’s no mandate to use the agricultural zoned land for agriculture? A person purchases a 100 acre farm and flattens it to make a lawn and put up their private single family residence with fences gates, swimming pool, tennis court, and 6 car garage; has the agricultural designation produced anything?
#8 Cost
#9. Where is the money coming from? User fee’s? So everyone will pay a fee to enter parks. How much will it cost and what does that equate to the average user?
#10. Why for those items and not higher permit fees for residential homes? If population is the reason for issues being what they are, raise building permits so only those who can afford the parks can pay for their upkeep. Don’t nickel and dime the people to death just triple the property tax and eliminate the resident exemption. When you think about it, who uses the services? If the residents are using the services, raise their taxes to cover your suggestions. That will solve all the problems.