08-01-2014, 08:33 AM
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Originally posted by csgray
This park got approved and planned during Fred Blas' reign, and is a reflection of his priorities. For him, parks meant ball fields. So an expensive park with a disproportionate amount of the facilities going to a narrow audience is Fred's legacy in Puna.
Again, Carol tells it like it is.
Remember? County P&R had come to HPPOA and told HPPOA that a 'community park' was on the offing if they would just let the County have 20 acres. County P&R insisted that what they wanted to build (a duplicate of what they were doing in Panaewa) was what was available, no matter that an HPPOA committee had surveyed the HPP community (where 25% of Puna population resides) and found different priorities. When the HPPOA balked at giving away the land without any firm commitments or timelines, Council Member Blas got the money changed to a park in Pahoa, where County P&R proceeded to do what they wanted (and what made $ for the connected builders/unions).