08-13-2024, 02:20 PM
Reading the last comments on this thread about permitting, and the one about property taxes and inflation leads me to this conclusion:
They are tied together.
Property taxes are increasing to help pay for this new Big Brother hi-res surveillance shown in the link; to seek out unpermitted structures and either have them destroyed (if unable to be brought into compliance) or taxed accordingly once the miscreants are found, inspected, fined, punished accordingly, and brought into compliance.
It used to be one could build unpermitted on a big property (such as many in Puna), as long as one stayed out of eyesight of nosy prying neighbors. I think the days of solely "complaint-driven" code inspections and assessments are numbered, though still will be handled accordingly, in favor of this new technology.
There will always be a**hole neighbors, trust me. Of this I am certain. But I am just as certain that yes, Big Brother is watching.
They are tied together.
Property taxes are increasing to help pay for this new Big Brother hi-res surveillance shown in the link; to seek out unpermitted structures and either have them destroyed (if unable to be brought into compliance) or taxed accordingly once the miscreants are found, inspected, fined, punished accordingly, and brought into compliance.
It used to be one could build unpermitted on a big property (such as many in Puna), as long as one stayed out of eyesight of nosy prying neighbors. I think the days of solely "complaint-driven" code inspections and assessments are numbered, though still will be handled accordingly, in favor of this new technology.
There will always be a**hole neighbors, trust me. Of this I am certain. But I am just as certain that yes, Big Brother is watching.