Posted at 11:28 a.m., Friday, February 24, 2006
Hannemann's no-frills budget: $1.49 billion
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Advertiser Staff
Mayor Mufi Hannemann today rolled out his plan for leading Honolulu through the next year, telling residents to expect another no-frills budget with a focus on "the nuts and bolts of city government" that include roads and potholes, sewers, parks and the controversial municipal landfill.In prepared remarks for his second State of the City address, Hannemann proposed an operating budget of $1.49 billion, up from last year's $1.3 billion. Hannemann said the budget reflects increases in debt service, pay raises, dramatically higher energy and fuel costs, money to comply with federal pollution mandates and to pay for recycling, and filling critical manpower needs in the city's parks, road repair and other front-line services.
The mayor's proposed capital budget is $629 million, of which 55 percent is for sewer and waste management, Hannemann said. The capital budget is up from the $451 million he proposed last year.
Among his specific proposals was a $2 million community benefits package for the Leeward Coast to offset the nuisance of hosting the island's only municipal landfill. Hannemann proposed that the package be split between grants for the district and capital improvements. He said the city also is committed to improving the Wai'anae police station and completing the Wai'anae emergency access road.
