06-29-2014, 05:37 AM
Just about everyone in this scenario has shown either bad faith, bad judgement, or a lack of attention to the law they are supposed to enforce. Ellis and associates have repeatedly been given second chances from the county which has extended the limits of his special use permits, only to have him exceed those limits yet again. How smart was that? Now SPACE has moved onto state owned land and illegally removed ohias in the course of building illegal buildings. How smart was that?
Of course, the county has never met its obligation to plan for and rezone land near communities like Seaview so that the useful functions provided by SPACE (and I do think there are some) can be allowed. Furthermore, the county allowed a lot of people to really work hard on a community development plan for Puna that they never had any intention of carrying out. The CDP has become a farce.
The only people in this whole mess I feel any sympathy for are the residents of Seaview who might have had a valuable asset if it had been better managed and regulated. And remember, it's easy to holler NIMBY if its somebody else's back yard.
Of course, the county has never met its obligation to plan for and rezone land near communities like Seaview so that the useful functions provided by SPACE (and I do think there are some) can be allowed. Furthermore, the county allowed a lot of people to really work hard on a community development plan for Puna that they never had any intention of carrying out. The CDP has become a farce.
The only people in this whole mess I feel any sympathy for are the residents of Seaview who might have had a valuable asset if it had been better managed and regulated. And remember, it's easy to holler NIMBY if its somebody else's back yard.