LIHUE — Barking dogs, bed-and-breakfasts and the homestead tax cap are all going to be on tap at this Wednesday’s Kauai Council meeting. The Department of Health will be briefing the council on Tropic Care Kauai 2016, and the Department
LIHUE — Barking dogs, bed-and-breakfasts and the homestead tax cap are all going to be on tap at this Wednesday’s Kauai Council meeting.
The Department of Health will be briefing the council on Tropic Care Kauai 2016, and the Department of Finance will bring everyone up to date on the launch of the county’s Long-Term Financial Plan project, contracted with the Government Finance Officers Association.
A bill outlining amendments to the island’s B&B laws is up for a first reading and a resolution is on the floor that would allow the Public Works department to apply for an intergovernmental loan for a maximum of $6 million for the Kekaha Landfill project.
The department decided to try for the money when it received notice from the Hawaii State Department of Health indicating money available for specific projects from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
If approved to try for the money, and if the department secures the loan, the money would go toward the gas collection and control system for the Kekaha Landfill.
A public hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. for folks wanting to comment on the barking dog ordinance that’s currently on the table.
The bill requires written complaints from two different individuals at two different addresses in order to get the attention of law enforcement when a dog is incessantly barking.
It also requires that the dog be making disruptive noises intermittently for at least 30 minutes within a 45-minute time frame, or continuously for at least 15 minutes.
It outlines a $75 fine for the first violation. If the same thing happens within 90 days, the dog owner would get another $75 fine. If a dog is reported more than twice in that 90-day period, the owner could get hit with a $300 fine.
At that same public hearing, people will be able to comment on the use of $300,000 for purchase and construction of the new Kauai Police Activities League Youth Center and the homestead tax cap for home exemption and long-term affordable rental properties.
That amendment would cap the increase of real property taxes in any one year at no more than 100 percent of the latest annual consumer price index for all urban consumers.
The County Council meets at the Council Chambers, in the Historic Council Building, located at 4396 Rice St., Suite 201, in Lihue.
The public hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the same room.
Those who wish to comment during this section of the meeting will be allowed to speak. Those who wish to submit written testimony can send it to the Office of the County Clerk at counciltestimony@kauai.gov.
