12-23-2020, 03:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-23-2020, 03:38 PM by leilanidude.)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3696568253729017&set=a.267081976677679
If it works, that picture shows where the road is headed. Sam's lots would be on the right side of the road, on Fissure 8's slopes.
The issue is that the 4 lots that Sam owns, are on Fissure 8, on the right side and go to about 15 feet from the top. There is no rebuilding that can take place, nor is it going to be possible to rebuild his nursery operation. The land is literally hot and steamy, especially during and after any rain. The steam is hot (it is steam after all) and contains all kinds of nasty gasses in with it. Smells like sulfur, too.
This guy did go to the HOA a while back, asking them to remove the guardrail barrier that had been placed at the end of the road. HOA said no, but was taking it under advisement. Last week, the guy began posting impassioned pleas on the Leilani facebook group, telling folks he "just wanted to get back to his land". When asked what his intent really was, he got very defensive and evasive, refusing to answer questions from concerned folks. People are afraid that extending the road back out towards F8 will make it even easier for tourists, etc. to hike around the new lava areas.
Tuesday, the guy showed up with a hired excavator and a dozer and removed the guardrail barricade at the end of the street. He told residents that he had received permission from Civil Defense. Of course, people called Civil Defense to inquire and were told that Civil Defense did not give any permission...
If it works, that picture shows where the road is headed. Sam's lots would be on the right side of the road, on Fissure 8's slopes.
The issue is that the 4 lots that Sam owns, are on Fissure 8, on the right side and go to about 15 feet from the top. There is no rebuilding that can take place, nor is it going to be possible to rebuild his nursery operation. The land is literally hot and steamy, especially during and after any rain. The steam is hot (it is steam after all) and contains all kinds of nasty gasses in with it. Smells like sulfur, too.
This guy did go to the HOA a while back, asking them to remove the guardrail barrier that had been placed at the end of the road. HOA said no, but was taking it under advisement. Last week, the guy began posting impassioned pleas on the Leilani facebook group, telling folks he "just wanted to get back to his land". When asked what his intent really was, he got very defensive and evasive, refusing to answer questions from concerned folks. People are afraid that extending the road back out towards F8 will make it even easier for tourists, etc. to hike around the new lava areas.
Tuesday, the guy showed up with a hired excavator and a dozer and removed the guardrail barricade at the end of the street. He told residents that he had received permission from Civil Defense. Of course, people called Civil Defense to inquire and were told that Civil Defense did not give any permission...