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Hawaii County finance committee forwards 5-year lease for nine Parks trucks to full council
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to forward Resolution 96-25, a five-year finance lease for nine midsize 4x4 trucks for the Department of Parks and Recreation, after public support and department testimony about urgent fleet safety and replacement needs.
The Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance on March 18 voted to forward Resolution 96-25 to full council with a favorable recommendation. The measure would authorize a five-year finance lease for nine midsize 4x4 trucks to transport Parks and Recreation staff between base yards and facilities; the committee recorded the department's estimate of about $10,000 in total monthly lease payments.
The resolution matters, committee members said, because Parks and Recreation is short of safe, operable vehicles and the department said many existing units are close to or past safety inspection standards. Joyce Folena, a Leilani Estates resident who testified in support, told the committee, "I am speaking very briefly in support of resolution 96-25 because I enjoy our county parks." Folena said she…
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