06-19-2017, 01:12 PM
TMT isn't the only project held up by permits, contested case hearings, NIMBYs, etc:
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...evelopment
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...t-195-days
Seems like a broader tax base would mean fewer tax increases, yet somehow any project which might create more tax revenue is always met with additional spending on contested case hearings, legal defense, etc. As a side effect, limited housing stock drives prices ever higher.
It's obviously intentional, but doesn't really seem to serve the public.
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...evelopment
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...t-195-days
Seems like a broader tax base would mean fewer tax increases, yet somehow any project which might create more tax revenue is always met with additional spending on contested case hearings, legal defense, etc. As a side effect, limited housing stock drives prices ever higher.
It's obviously intentional, but doesn't really seem to serve the public.