09-30-2017, 02:27 AM
Originally posted by TomK
I'm not aware of any plans to reuse any site of a decommissioned and removed telescope to build another observatory. I'm not sure what you mean by "obviously" so if I'm missing something, let me know.
As for transferring land, I'm no expert on real estate terms, but 10,000 acres of land on Mauna Kea will be returned to the state by UH. Maybe that doesn't mean transferring in the reference frame you're using, but I've now been working about 18 hours and don't have the mental energy to figure out what you mean. I hope you can clarify. Thanks!
I just mean those sites will either be restored or reused. Most likely the sites that are not on the ridge line will be repurposed at some point for a IR or radio scope. There's no plans now, one thing at at time, but it seems unlikely that all 4 sites will never see another telescope.
The transfer of land in the context of the rail example is from private land holders to public. That's what causes a lot of legal delays, cost increases, etc. In the case of Maunakea, there is no real land transfer, just who manages it.
I'm not aware of any plans to reuse any site of a decommissioned and removed telescope to build another observatory. I'm not sure what you mean by "obviously" so if I'm missing something, let me know.
As for transferring land, I'm no expert on real estate terms, but 10,000 acres of land on Mauna Kea will be returned to the state by UH. Maybe that doesn't mean transferring in the reference frame you're using, but I've now been working about 18 hours and don't have the mental energy to figure out what you mean. I hope you can clarify. Thanks!
I just mean those sites will either be restored or reused. Most likely the sites that are not on the ridge line will be repurposed at some point for a IR or radio scope. There's no plans now, one thing at at time, but it seems unlikely that all 4 sites will never see another telescope.
The transfer of land in the context of the rail example is from private land holders to public. That's what causes a lot of legal delays, cost increases, etc. In the case of Maunakea, there is no real land transfer, just who manages it.