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Posted at 2:57 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Mayor unveils $1.7 billion budget

By Robbie Dingeman
Advertiser Staff Writer

Honolulu residents would pay a lot more for sewer fees and a little more for their vehicle weight tax under a $1.3 billion operating budget announced today by Mayor Mufi Hannemann.

Hannemann also plans to devote an additional $451 million to the construction budget, mainly on projects that emphasize such core city services as road repairs and updating the city's aging sewer system.

He emphasized that the city must focus on "need to have" projects over the "nice to have" extras.