10-29-2007, 01:42 PM
I've logged probably too many hours on the Puna Community Development Plan this last 18 months. The Land Use Working Group - which I participated in took a rather thorough look at the district and it's possible projections of the future.
Growth will occur. It can be encouraged, it can be discouraged. The general input of the community is to try to preserve Puna as a rural, agricultural district.
Personally I lean toward slow growth. No growth can work too - I've seen it succeed in places. I'm not in favor of fast growth.
Champagne Pond needs more kind attention than it has been getting. I did not mean anything specific when I used the word "bus" earlier. I could have used the word "van". They are each words in a progression of increased use of the place is what I think I was getting to.
At a recent point in time there was a path, which then became a trail, which then became a 4x road, which then became a 2x road, then came the cars, now come the vans, next come the buses.
This progression is taking place a little too quickly to have a happy result.
Growth will occur. It can be encouraged, it can be discouraged. The general input of the community is to try to preserve Puna as a rural, agricultural district.
Personally I lean toward slow growth. No growth can work too - I've seen it succeed in places. I'm not in favor of fast growth.
Champagne Pond needs more kind attention than it has been getting. I did not mean anything specific when I used the word "bus" earlier. I could have used the word "van". They are each words in a progression of increased use of the place is what I think I was getting to.
At a recent point in time there was a path, which then became a trail, which then became a 4x road, which then became a 2x road, then came the cars, now come the vans, next come the buses.
This progression is taking place a little too quickly to have a happy result.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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