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Eminent domain proposal for Central Maui Landfill expansion sent to Council committee : Maui Now

Maui County Council members were sharply divided Friday over a proposal to use Maui County’s condemnation power of eminent domain to obtain a nearly 20-acre former quarry next to the Central Maui Landfill for the final disposal of toxic Lahaina fire ash and debris.

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Reactions mixed on bill to incentivize long-term rentals | News, Sports, Jobs

Feelings are mixed over Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposal to offer a property tax exemption for short-term rental owners to rent long term to wildfire survivors

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Bill to raise affordable housing requirements dies | News, Sports, Jobs

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Affordable housing project Kalama Kai in Kihei is pictured during a blessing ceremony in 2019. Critics had worried that a bill proposed by the Maui County Council to increase affordable housing requirements for fast-track projects would make it more difficult for developers to build homes. On Friday, the bill died after the Maui County Council was unable to get enough votes to override the mayorâs veto. â The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo
A much-debated bill to require fast-track housing projects to offer more affordable housing died on Friday as the Maui County Council failed to garner enough votes to override Mayor Michael Victorino’s veto.

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Homeowner taxes could be lower, hotel rates could go up | News, Sports, Jobs

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Visitor accommodations could see an increase in taxes under a Maui County Council committeeâs current budget proposal. Committee members are raising taxes in hopes of generating more money for affordable housing.
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High-priced homes and visitor accommodations could see property tax hikes, while owners of more affordable homes could experience some relief under a proposal by the Maui County Council’s budget committee.
An increase in taxes for hotels and resorts, short-term rentals and timeshares, as well as for properties worth more than $1.5 million could provide more funding for affordable housing, said committee members, who are hammering out tax rates as they near the end of their review of Mayor Michael Victorino’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget. The highest-tier categories also have the means to pay more, they added.

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