Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Money for Molokai

Tuesday 4-1-08, The Molokai Dispatch, Brandon Roberts

Though the annual Maui County budget hearing took almost four hours, council members could still laugh as the community testimony came to a close.

Community asks county to fund important programs.

The gavel fell, and Maui County council members prepared to hear the Molokai communities’ budgetary wants and needs for the upcoming year.

This year, Molokai is slated to receive over $600,000 in county grants and around four million in capital improvements.

“This is a good budget for Molokai,” said Councilman Danny Mateo. “Molokai gets back a considerable amount in terms of county expenditures,”...

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