02-17-2020, 04:53 AM
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2020/02/...and-chain/
...recognized by the business community as a major barrier to economic development ... excessive delays in obtaining permits, lack of outreach and user confusion about how to navigate the system, excessive rounds of reviews requiring permit applicants to re-engineer what they just re-engineered, etc.
The irony (for me, at least) is that County is so often "unable" because "there's no money" -- while planning delays development that would be taxed and/or create jobs, if only it could be completed.
I can only conclude that the system is broken by design. A complex bureaucracy guarantees jobs for the few at the expense of the many.
...recognized by the business community as a major barrier to economic development ... excessive delays in obtaining permits, lack of outreach and user confusion about how to navigate the system, excessive rounds of reviews requiring permit applicants to re-engineer what they just re-engineered, etc.
The irony (for me, at least) is that County is so often "unable" because "there's no money" -- while planning delays development that would be taxed and/or create jobs, if only it could be completed.
I can only conclude that the system is broken by design. A complex bureaucracy guarantees jobs for the few at the expense of the many.