Building a new town in South Puna

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Originally posted by geochem

I can't believe this thread...

I suggest we call the town Keaau and forget about any thought of putting more people and more infrastructure in what is clearly harm's way. A bunch of people are likely to lose a big piece of their net worth before this eruption (Pu'u O'o) is over. One can argue that the County has a responsibility to provide access to land that "it" zoned for 1 acre development - but it is under no obligation to facilitate - or more appropriately enable - future residential development in a high hazard area that will inevitably be lost.

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I don't think anyone is talking about future residential development, there are going to be plenty of unoccupied houses as it is, but the people who do live on the far side will need things like a grocery, a pharmacy, hardware store, and gas station. Either the people who live there are allowed to fill those needs in low infrastructure creative ways, or the current infrastructure heavy way of doing business will just keep recreating the same scenario we have now, expensive infrastructure heavy development being taken by lava with no way or place to relocate it.

Carol

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