06-18-2012, 01:40 PM
Rob,
I disagree that a candidate has to state their position on every single issue up for a vote during the election period, but a sitting councilor running for re-election does have an obligation to show up and vote on matters concerning their district. Fred owed it to his constituents to show up and not just take a position, but to actually vote. He is the sitting county council member, and he failed to do his duty.
I am actually in agreement with you on this zoning change request, there is only one other house left in "residential" use on that side of the street between the 7-11 and Kaleos, when it was for sale before I fantasized about opening up a coffee house with killer deserts there. This was a lost opportunity for Pahoa, that property will someday be commercial, and with the adjoining lot it would have been a business that would actually have parking!
I wonder what the third candidate Gregor Ilagen's take is on this matter, his family had to jump through a zillion hoops to get a conditional use permit for their store in HPP, and have all sorts of manini conditions on what they can and can't do with the business as a result.
Carol
I disagree that a candidate has to state their position on every single issue up for a vote during the election period, but a sitting councilor running for re-election does have an obligation to show up and vote on matters concerning their district. Fred owed it to his constituents to show up and not just take a position, but to actually vote. He is the sitting county council member, and he failed to do his duty.
I am actually in agreement with you on this zoning change request, there is only one other house left in "residential" use on that side of the street between the 7-11 and Kaleos, when it was for sale before I fantasized about opening up a coffee house with killer deserts there. This was a lost opportunity for Pahoa, that property will someday be commercial, and with the adjoining lot it would have been a business that would actually have parking!
I wonder what the third candidate Gregor Ilagen's take is on this matter, his family had to jump through a zillion hoops to get a conditional use permit for their store in HPP, and have all sorts of manini conditions on what they can and can't do with the business as a result.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb