03-31-2008, 08:53 PM
Careful -- that's a 'doubleungood.' Our dystopian local government, which somehow manages to languishe within a territorial mentality, will send you to the 'Ministry of Love.' Next time your in Hilo, I go in every month or two, take a real look at the architecture in the new administration building across the street from Ace Hardware. Each time I look at it I'm reminded of Winston Smith and Orwell's depiction of what happened to him after he was dragged in there.
It's little wonder why rates are going up. The structure must have cost an arm and a leg (anyone heard the costs?) And what I'd like to know is what was wrong with the renovated J.C. Penny Building they're in now and the various other buildings in the area? They seem to have lots of room and I see absolutely no signs of crowding with an abundance of parking (and one should note that the the best parking spaces, meaning the closest to the entrance -- are reserved for employees, and of course that should make one wonder who's serving whom?) What could possibly justify a ten or twenty-fold increase in square-footage and hence the need to construct such a monsterous looking structure in the middle of Hilo? The end costs for that building are going to be astronomical and we're going to pay for it over the years in addition to it's asundry monthly bills. I can see it now, and if I'm wrong I'll repent -- a lavish cafeteria and probably a 'lounge' or two for VIP's. An up to date exercise room and somewhere within its bowels I expect a massive auditorium with perhaps a little brother hidden away somewhere. The building's administrator(s) will most likely occupy a lavish office space with their own washrooms and a dynamite view from atop the structure. I could go on but what's the sense. I know people need employment but it's the home and lot owners who are going to end up paying for it and let' be honest - it won't improve the services we receive one iota.
JayJay
It's little wonder why rates are going up. The structure must have cost an arm and a leg (anyone heard the costs?) And what I'd like to know is what was wrong with the renovated J.C. Penny Building they're in now and the various other buildings in the area? They seem to have lots of room and I see absolutely no signs of crowding with an abundance of parking (and one should note that the the best parking spaces, meaning the closest to the entrance -- are reserved for employees, and of course that should make one wonder who's serving whom?) What could possibly justify a ten or twenty-fold increase in square-footage and hence the need to construct such a monsterous looking structure in the middle of Hilo? The end costs for that building are going to be astronomical and we're going to pay for it over the years in addition to it's asundry monthly bills. I can see it now, and if I'm wrong I'll repent -- a lavish cafeteria and probably a 'lounge' or two for VIP's. An up to date exercise room and somewhere within its bowels I expect a massive auditorium with perhaps a little brother hidden away somewhere. The building's administrator(s) will most likely occupy a lavish office space with their own washrooms and a dynamite view from atop the structure. I could go on but what's the sense. I know people need employment but it's the home and lot owners who are going to end up paying for it and let' be honest - it won't improve the services we receive one iota.
JayJay
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