07-24-2013, 04:49 AM
Recently I became aware of a neighbor whose plans were actually approved and ready, except they needed to be entered into a computer. That took another month. If we actually had any reporters on this island, this would be an ongoing story getting coverage. It's been ongoing throughout the recession. During the boom, under the previous mayor, my entire house permit took all of 3 weeks, back when one had to walk the papers from one department to the next. Is the goal is to prolong the recession for as long as possible? If so, they're succeeding. Single biggest reason I didn't vote for Kenoi. We're stuck with him, so there is no reason to think any of this will ever improve.
Having built a house myself, If I had suddenly had a 3-4 month delay, I would have run out of money and had a house I couldn't live in. I think you have quite a lot of reasons to be frustrated. I don't buy the BS that this is just how it is on an island in the Pacific. No, it is incompetence and is taking 5-6 times longer than in 2007. It keeps people out of work, and keeps tax revenues down until everyone faces tax increases, vehicle fee increases, bus fare increases, etc as we are facing now.
Having built a house myself, If I had suddenly had a 3-4 month delay, I would have run out of money and had a house I couldn't live in. I think you have quite a lot of reasons to be frustrated. I don't buy the BS that this is just how it is on an island in the Pacific. No, it is incompetence and is taking 5-6 times longer than in 2007. It keeps people out of work, and keeps tax revenues down until everyone faces tax increases, vehicle fee increases, bus fare increases, etc as we are facing now.