LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i drivers would be forced to pay an additional 50 cents for every gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel they purchase if the County Council goes along with measures recommended in the final draft of the Kaua‘i Energy
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i drivers would be forced to pay an additional 50 cents for every gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel they purchase if the County Council goes along with measures recommended in the final draft of the Kaua‘i Energy Sustainability Plan released this week.
That tax increase would generate $186 million for the county over the life of the 20-year plan and would fund a program incentivizing hybrid electric vehicles, according to consultant Douglas Hinrichs of Sentech Hawai‘i.
The draft was made available to the public earlier this week and was presented to the Kaua‘i County Council at its regular meeting Wednesday at the Historic County Building — the first of what is expected to be a busy 2010. The council voted unanimously to receive the update from Hinrichs, Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance President and CEO Diane Zachary and county Office of Economic Development Director George Costa.
Consultants will be accepting comment from the public until Jan. 24, Hinrichs said.
A public meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the War Memorial Conventional Hall in Lihu‘e, and a Webinar is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
For the full draft and more information, visit www.kauaienergysustainabilityplan.com.
For full coverage of the presentation and public meeting — including the plan’s recommendations relating to electricity generation, wind energy and waste-to-energy — see an upcoming edition of The Garden Island.
