11-12-2010, 09:39 AM
Well, if the Trojans had looked into that Greek gift horse's mouth, they might have been better off. A lot of the reluctance on the part of HPP board members and residents comes from the County's history. They already own some land in HPP that they have chosen to do nothing with, and they received 50+ acres above the pool in Pahoa a number of years ago which remain undeveloped with no start date even proposed. Add to that the fact that the proposal came during an election campaign and that the money, assuming the bonds are passed, is not guaranteed to be spent on a park, and you get a lot of doubts.
My own board member is a skeptic and will push for ironclad, legally enforceable guarantees that something will be done in an specified amount of time or a reversion to HPP will result. There are also concerns about road maintenance issues coming about as a result of locating an attractive destination inside our network of private roads.
There were a number of people on this forum (including myself) who recently discussed the feasibility of HPP building its own park using volunteers. This would necessarily be much less elaborate than the playing fields, three-court covered indoor play area, and other features promised by the mayor, but it might prove to be more practical and less illusory.
Call me a cynic, but I am among those who want a more defined and accountable process in place before we turn over a huge community asset to the County of Hawaii. Even then, it might not be the best idea, but at least the promises would have something behind them.
My own board member is a skeptic and will push for ironclad, legally enforceable guarantees that something will be done in an specified amount of time or a reversion to HPP will result. There are also concerns about road maintenance issues coming about as a result of locating an attractive destination inside our network of private roads.
There were a number of people on this forum (including myself) who recently discussed the feasibility of HPP building its own park using volunteers. This would necessarily be much less elaborate than the playing fields, three-court covered indoor play area, and other features promised by the mayor, but it might prove to be more practical and less illusory.
Call me a cynic, but I am among those who want a more defined and accountable process in place before we turn over a huge community asset to the County of Hawaii. Even then, it might not be the best idea, but at least the promises would have something behind them.