ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Aloha Mayor Kenoi and Mr. Fitzgerald,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For the past year Let Us Run Our Dogs has been attempting to work with the county to secure land for an off leash dog park.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The planning that took place last year for the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Old</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> park provides for an off leash dog park, but permission to build the dog park in that area seems to be put on indefinite hold.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As a dog owner, I find it disturbing that while we have parks for our children, those of us with dogs have no where to go.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Our dogs deserve a place where they can exercise and socialize, in a clean, safe environment without endangering or annoying people, property, or wildlife. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Big</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is growing rapidly, and along with its growth the county needs to <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>accommodate the whole community. Approximately 60 % of all households include a<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>dog, or dogs in their family.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>One of our <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Big</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> residence wrote a letter to the editor in April citing the fact that <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>she and her children were inconvenienced by a dog whose owner allowed it to run on<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the tennis courts at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Old</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>She stated that her tax dollars were paying for the <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">tennis courts and that they should be dog free.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>She is right, but dog owners pay taxes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">as well and we feel that we deserve some consideration too.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please designate an area(s) for our off leash dog parks(s) and meet your obligation to the community!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mahalo,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">__________________________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -27pt 0pt 0in; TEXT-INDENT: -45pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML>