06-21-2016, 04:18 AM
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Originally posted by gypsy69
If what you say is true, that the master lease was set to expire in the year 2033. Then Wouldn't the TMT observatory also have to be decommissioned before this 2033 date? Or did the TMT possibly assume that if they built the telescope before that date then they would be more likely to extend this master lease?
The TMT decided to go forward with their telescope project despite the uncertainty surrounding precinct master lease . There was plans to start the process of extending the lease, but those plans are on hold. The EA process has to start over again with a shorter lease extension than the 65 year extension orginally sought.
The issues surrounding TMT project is simply the short game. The long game is the extension of the master lease. If its not extended, then all of the telescopes on Mauna Kea will be facing decommissioning between 2025-2033.