07-30-2010, 12:01 PM
Bob, if we have a good idea then we don't need loopholes. We just flesh it out and take it to the people, and to the council which can change the law if necessary. The county could buy the land and zone it for an eco-villages. It doesn't have to be prime "agricultural land". Organic farmers in Puna are on lava with as much organic material as they can add to it. I only mentioned good soil to make it easier and better for the homesteaders. Who is so exempt from rising property tax that they would never become one of the homesteaders?