05-23-2007, 11:55 AM
Lately developers and their lackeys have been bemoaning the proposed flooding mitigation and concurrency/impact fee legislation here on the Big Island.
WHT published my letter to the editor on this subject today.
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/...ters01.txt
I am deeply offended whenever I read that developers and their lackeys cry foul whenever legislation is proposed that may reduce their profits. Two instances come to mind, changes to the county flood control mitigation and concurrency/impact fees.
Both North and South Kona are ripe for a catastrophic flooding disaster. Thus the changes to the county flood control mitigation are desperately needed. But the developers claim that the changes are "too costly." I find this line of thinking unacceptable. Protecting the citizens of our community should usurp any loss of profits by developers.
Less developer profits and economic collateral damage have been reasons espoused by opponents of concurrency/impact fees. The taxpayers on this island should not have to bear the whole burden to build infrastructure. In reality it should be both the taxpayers and the developers share equally the cost of infrastructure.
WHT published my letter to the editor on this subject today.
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/...ters01.txt
I am deeply offended whenever I read that developers and their lackeys cry foul whenever legislation is proposed that may reduce their profits. Two instances come to mind, changes to the county flood control mitigation and concurrency/impact fees.
Both North and South Kona are ripe for a catastrophic flooding disaster. Thus the changes to the county flood control mitigation are desperately needed. But the developers claim that the changes are "too costly." I find this line of thinking unacceptable. Protecting the citizens of our community should usurp any loss of profits by developers.
Less developer profits and economic collateral damage have been reasons espoused by opponents of concurrency/impact fees. The taxpayers on this island should not have to bear the whole burden to build infrastructure. In reality it should be both the taxpayers and the developers share equally the cost of infrastructure.