Published in The Maui News April 20, 2014 By MIKE WHITE , for The Maui News Taxes will rise if Mayor Alan Arakawa’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 is approved. The mayor’s proposal reflects a desire to expand government, build new facilities, develop new programs and hire more personnel. His proposed $622.6 million budget […]
For Immediate Release: April 18, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee (www.mauicounty.gov/committees/BF) Committee to receive real property tax valuations for FY2015 WAILUKU, HAWAII – The Budget and Finance Committee will discuss revenue projections on the county’s largest revenue source, real property taxes, on Monday, April 21 at 9 a.m., […]
Bill 26 (2014), to enable the Council to establish exemptions to Water System Development Fees in the annual budget, will be considered for second and final reading at the April 22 Council meeting. Agenda: http://www.mauicounty.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/18968 Also up for second and final reading are Bill 24, which would ban tobacco use in parks and beaches, and […]
Published in The Maui News April 13, 2014 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News It’s an apt time to reflect on the current “Resilient Counties” initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo), and to assess what is being done locally to enhance our community’s resiliency. Resilience is the ability to thrive amid […]
For Immediate Release: April 4, 2014 Press release by: Councilmember Mike White Council urges state legislators to increase TAT revenue to counties WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Maui County Council today adopted Resolution 14-45, urging the state legislature to pass House Bill 1671 to increase transient accommodations tax revenue to the counties, Councilmember Mike White announced. […]
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Committee to consider final budget reviews of departments, unfunded liabilities WAILUKU, Hawaii – Deliberations by the Budget and Finance Committee on the fiscal year 2015 budget continue this week with final reviews of departments and an evening opportunity […]
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2014 Press Release by: Councilmember Mike White, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Evening meeting scheduled for water rates and fees WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee has scheduled an evening meeting on Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 200 S. High Street in Wailuku, […]
Published in The Maui News April 6, 2014 By MIKE WHITE , for The Maui News Upon receiving Mayor Alan Arakawa’s budget proposal on March 25, the Maui County Council officially entered into its deliberations on the fiscal year 2015 budget. The proposed budget totals $622.6 million, an increase of county spending by $63.3 million. […]
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2014 Press release by: Council Chair Gladys C. Baisa Maui County Council Public input sought Tuesday on county rates and fees WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Budget and Finance Committee will consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2015 county rates and fees at its meeting tomorrow, April 8, at 10 a.m., Council […]
Published in The Maui News March 30, 2014 By MIKE WHITE The counties need a voice. Pending before the state Legislature is a measure to remove the dollar limitation on transient accommodations tax revenues and return the counties to the percentage share to which they were entitled for more than 20 years – no more […]
