01-06-2021, 06:14 PM
Bottom line: "rehab" of an existing location will cost less than a "new build" at some other location, but available funding will not match the "community interest" and ultimately nothing will be built anywhere.
Any new location will need to pass "protectors of the sacred land" before being considered; during consideration, it will be discovered that the new location isn't appropriate ("too close to someone's house") or accessible ("no roads/water/other infrastructure"). The community will insist on a location which requires a $50M build, and that just won't happen. Especially in Puna, land of worthless subdivisions.
Our best bet is to collect money for studies. Perhaps our new Council can propose a "studies tax" that funnels some of this money into the district being studied, rather than the current system where studies are conducted (and thus, checks cashed) from Portland and/or San Diego.
Any new location will need to pass "protectors of the sacred land" before being considered; during consideration, it will be discovered that the new location isn't appropriate ("too close to someone's house") or accessible ("no roads/water/other infrastructure"). The community will insist on a location which requires a $50M build, and that just won't happen. Especially in Puna, land of worthless subdivisions.
Our best bet is to collect money for studies. Perhaps our new Council can propose a "studies tax" that funnels some of this money into the district being studied, rather than the current system where studies are conducted (and thus, checks cashed) from Portland and/or San Diego.