01-28-2015, 06:25 AM
the law would not affect PGV's current Geothermal Resource Permit
As far as I know, PGV gets its permission from the State; at one point a rule change "accidentally" removed County's oversight, not sure if that was ever "fixed".
a special law to where they can't buy back the same house more than once
No restrictions. Obviously, selling the "reclaimed" house just starts the problem all over again, and the "buyout-ee" is not required to actually move away from PGV.
said they never knew of geothermal until after they moved in
Stronger real estate disclosure rules might help somewhat. If it were up to me, prospective buyers in Puna would have to take a class and pass a test first -- if only to protect the rest of us from their frivolous lawsuits.
As far as I know, PGV gets its permission from the State; at one point a rule change "accidentally" removed County's oversight, not sure if that was ever "fixed".
a special law to where they can't buy back the same house more than once
No restrictions. Obviously, selling the "reclaimed" house just starts the problem all over again, and the "buyout-ee" is not required to actually move away from PGV.
said they never knew of geothermal until after they moved in
Stronger real estate disclosure rules might help somewhat. If it were up to me, prospective buyers in Puna would have to take a class and pass a test first -- if only to protect the rest of us from their frivolous lawsuits.