03-09-2014, 05:03 AM
Lava incursion or not, the county's approach to providing services and infrastructure in Puna provides the basis for a massive class action suit. Unfortunately, no one has the gumption or resources to go for it. As Rob Tucker has pointed out many times, they approved the subdivisions without any intention that they would ever have any responsibilities in relation to the tax money derived from them.
If a huge section of Puna gets cut off and becomes almost uninabitable in the sense of its current use, the county will take a huge revenue hit when the suddenly devalued properties drop the tax digest like a rock. That will get their attention, but likely too late.
If a huge section of Puna gets cut off and becomes almost uninabitable in the sense of its current use, the county will take a huge revenue hit when the suddenly devalued properties drop the tax digest like a rock. That will get their attention, but likely too late.