01-25-2015, 04:47 AM
The moratorium should last until the 3 year health study is complete.
I don't see how this can't be considered a complete abuse of the system.Getting compensated by the relocation program and also buying properties at auction for a fraction of the real cost should not be allowed :
David Rogers, who sold his Hinalo Street home to the county last month, said he is staying in the same neighborhood in another house he owns, at least temporarily.
His current residence on Lauone Street in Lanipuna Gardens was previously a relocation property he purchased from the county through an auction in 2000.
Gamiao said there are no rules requiring someone to move away from PGV after selling their home to the county or preventing them from participating in the relocation program more than once, whether as a seller or buyer.
Rogers, 62, said he didn’t experience any problems until he moved to the Hinalo Street home, which is about a block closer to PGV.
It was there, Rogers said, that he began having sore throats often and breathing problems, issues he thinks are caused by the geothermal plant and being at ground level where hydrogen sulfide, if released from the plant, would concentrate.
“I lived there for several years and never had any problem,” he said of the Lauone Street home, which is raised off the ground. “When I went up to the corner is when I started to experience breathing troubles.”
Rogers, who sold the Hinalo Street house for $196,560 (including escrow fees), said he doesn’t think he is doing anything wrong by using the program again, this time as a seller.
“I didn’t have a problem (before),” he said. “I didn’t seem to notice the health things when down at the other end.”
Rogers bought the Lauone Street home from the county for $23,500. The county bought it from the previous owner through the relocation program for $72,421.
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I don't see how this can't be considered a complete abuse of the system.Getting compensated by the relocation program and also buying properties at auction for a fraction of the real cost should not be allowed :
David Rogers, who sold his Hinalo Street home to the county last month, said he is staying in the same neighborhood in another house he owns, at least temporarily.
His current residence on Lauone Street in Lanipuna Gardens was previously a relocation property he purchased from the county through an auction in 2000.
Gamiao said there are no rules requiring someone to move away from PGV after selling their home to the county or preventing them from participating in the relocation program more than once, whether as a seller or buyer.
Rogers, 62, said he didn’t experience any problems until he moved to the Hinalo Street home, which is about a block closer to PGV.
It was there, Rogers said, that he began having sore throats often and breathing problems, issues he thinks are caused by the geothermal plant and being at ground level where hydrogen sulfide, if released from the plant, would concentrate.
“I lived there for several years and never had any problem,” he said of the Lauone Street home, which is raised off the ground. “When I went up to the corner is when I started to experience breathing troubles.”
Rogers, who sold the Hinalo Street house for $196,560 (including escrow fees), said he doesn’t think he is doing anything wrong by using the program again, this time as a seller.
“I didn’t have a problem (before),” he said. “I didn’t seem to notice the health things when down at the other end.”
Rogers bought the Lauone Street home from the county for $23,500. The county bought it from the previous owner through the relocation program for $72,421.
- See more at: http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...Sv8rs.dpuf