04-29-2019, 06:04 AM
The location and seeking access from Hwy 130 was a poor choice.
Planning would have accepted access from the non-existent road that's about 400' up from the driveway -- even though it suffers most of the same problems.
The PCDP had little or nothing to do with it.
The PCDP stipulates that business be located in designated "village commercial" areas. Between artificial scarcity and high-overhead permitting requirements, those "approved" areas are too expensive for local businesses.
It's a compromise: Puna avoids sprawl, but then Puna only has corporate chain retail.
I do feel sorry for the small businessman trying to make a better business.
Per the transcripts, Quinn has plenty of other projects. I feel sorry for the residents of Puna who are now forced (again, yet, still) to Drive To Hilo for everything.
Planning would have accepted access from the non-existent road that's about 400' up from the driveway -- even though it suffers most of the same problems.
The PCDP had little or nothing to do with it.
The PCDP stipulates that business be located in designated "village commercial" areas. Between artificial scarcity and high-overhead permitting requirements, those "approved" areas are too expensive for local businesses.
It's a compromise: Puna avoids sprawl, but then Puna only has corporate chain retail.
I do feel sorry for the small businessman trying to make a better business.
Per the transcripts, Quinn has plenty of other projects. I feel sorry for the residents of Puna who are now forced (again, yet, still) to Drive To Hilo for everything.