Sunday, April 13, 2008

Service charges may go higher


By ILIMA LOOMIS Staff Writer, The Maui News

WAILUKU — Maui County residents would pay more for county services — from water, to garbage collection, to golfing on the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course — under Mayor Charmaine Tavares’ budget proposal for 2008-09.

Tavares has said some fees for basic services, such as water and sewers, need to increase to keep up with the cost of maintenance of systems. Other changes, such as a shift from daily to hourly rentals of community centers and park facilities, are meant to change the way residents...

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