02-13-2019, 07:02 AM
The future looks less than crystal clear for the proposed Hilo water plant. Discussion is on hold for 60 days, and the owners said they won't wait much longer than that:
The issue of the use permit was deferred in December and January and was to be concluded at Thursday’s meeting. Like previous meetings, however, the commission failed to come to a consensus. Unlike previous meetings, the matter was deferred indefinitely, which will lead to the application being denied by default after 60 days.
“This never really was a plastic issue,” Yee said, explaining that while testifiers at previous meetings addressed concerns about the bottling plant generating excessive plastic waste, the commission has no authority to deal with pollution issues. Instead, testifiers at Thursday’s meeting raised issues regarding the public trust, which is within the commission’s purview.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...al-stalls/
The issue of the use permit was deferred in December and January and was to be concluded at Thursday’s meeting. Like previous meetings, however, the commission failed to come to a consensus. Unlike previous meetings, the matter was deferred indefinitely, which will lead to the application being denied by default after 60 days.
“This never really was a plastic issue,” Yee said, explaining that while testifiers at previous meetings addressed concerns about the bottling plant generating excessive plastic waste, the commission has no authority to deal with pollution issues. Instead, testifiers at Thursday’s meeting raised issues regarding the public trust, which is within the commission’s purview.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...al-stalls/
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