09-18-2014, 03:07 AM
It is a planning document that will never be implemented
Exactly -- in the near term, PCDP is all about "having a plan". Implementation runs out to 2030.
What I fail to understand is: locations have been designated for "commercial centers", the community is massively underserved, yet somehow no new commercial property has been brought into existence in the 6 years since the PCDP was given the force of law.
Low-hanging fruit: there's a nice half-completed commercial building near the Orchidland General Store. Yes, construction could have stalled for any number of reasons that have nothing to do with the PCDP. Demand exists for more services, many of which are now being lost to the lava flow, so why isn't at least this project being restarted?
Having just looked through it again, I admit the PCDP is a nice piece of work... with some good recommendations... yet it still seems to be going nowhere fast.
Exactly -- in the near term, PCDP is all about "having a plan". Implementation runs out to 2030.
What I fail to understand is: locations have been designated for "commercial centers", the community is massively underserved, yet somehow no new commercial property has been brought into existence in the 6 years since the PCDP was given the force of law.
Low-hanging fruit: there's a nice half-completed commercial building near the Orchidland General Store. Yes, construction could have stalled for any number of reasons that have nothing to do with the PCDP. Demand exists for more services, many of which are now being lost to the lava flow, so why isn't at least this project being restarted?
Having just looked through it again, I admit the PCDP is a nice piece of work... with some good recommendations... yet it still seems to be going nowhere fast.