03-09-2010, 07:42 AM
I just counted the speaker slips at the meeting.
We divided people who wanted to speak into two groups: "Seaview" and "Other"
18 people from Seaview spoke, one spoke twice.
25 people from other neighborhoods spoke.
5 people withdrew their slips, or were not present when called.
StillHope, I don't know the answers to your questions. I believe that the zoning laws require lots within a fixed distance to agree; the Puna CDP extends that distance. The Village Center designation requires neighbors, at least, to accept it. If it didn't, SPACE wouldn't have needed to hold a Community Relations Meeting :-)
When/if I find answers, I'll post.
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About the market rules, someone mentioned that there were no rules. I can post the rules, which each vendor is required to read and sign, if anyone is interested. It's a four page document.
Highlights include: "Vendors are responsible for complying to all state and federal laws pertaining to the products and services sold by them."
"Generally, grievances will be handled by the market manager. If the market manager is unable to resolve the grievance, a person may make a formal written complaint to the SPACE Advisory Board, which is responsible for policy making and guiding the operation of SPACE. The SPACE Advisory Board will issue a decision after a review."
"Vendors are expected to promote good fellowship, honest business practices and friendly customer service."
"No vendors are guaranteed the right to exclusively sell products."
"Any violation of the market policies may be cause for suspension, immediate eviction, and/or exclusion from the market."
I think we've found the problem.
We divided people who wanted to speak into two groups: "Seaview" and "Other"
18 people from Seaview spoke, one spoke twice.
25 people from other neighborhoods spoke.
5 people withdrew their slips, or were not present when called.
StillHope, I don't know the answers to your questions. I believe that the zoning laws require lots within a fixed distance to agree; the Puna CDP extends that distance. The Village Center designation requires neighbors, at least, to accept it. If it didn't, SPACE wouldn't have needed to hold a Community Relations Meeting :-)
When/if I find answers, I'll post.
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About the market rules, someone mentioned that there were no rules. I can post the rules, which each vendor is required to read and sign, if anyone is interested. It's a four page document.
Highlights include: "Vendors are responsible for complying to all state and federal laws pertaining to the products and services sold by them."
"Generally, grievances will be handled by the market manager. If the market manager is unable to resolve the grievance, a person may make a formal written complaint to the SPACE Advisory Board, which is responsible for policy making and guiding the operation of SPACE. The SPACE Advisory Board will issue a decision after a review."
"Vendors are expected to promote good fellowship, honest business practices and friendly customer service."
"No vendors are guaranteed the right to exclusively sell products."
"Any violation of the market policies may be cause for suspension, immediate eviction, and/or exclusion from the market."
I think we've found the problem.