03-05-2021, 04:33 PM
"The majority of the funds — $78 million — will be used for a voluntary housing buyout program that will allow Puna residents impacted by the eruption to sell their property to the county for an amount based on the property’s value before the eruption, up to $230,000 each.
Another $1.6 million will go toward housing relocation services, while the remaining $4 million will cover administrative expenses..."
Wait a sec. Does that mean someone whose property was inundated with lava in 2018, who may have collected insurance money already, can then sell their lava lot for $230,000k to the county?
What a windfall that'd be.
Another $1.6 million will go toward housing relocation services, while the remaining $4 million will cover administrative expenses..."
Wait a sec. Does that mean someone whose property was inundated with lava in 2018, who may have collected insurance money already, can then sell their lava lot for $230,000k to the county?
What a windfall that'd be.