07-03-2008, 05:21 PM
Damon:
I came back from maternity leave on June 1. By then,
Councilwoman Emily had been working on proposed
amendments with Diane Gentry, who worked in my
place from mid-February to May 30. I really don't know at what
point exactly the Puna CDP was released and was passed over to
the Planning Commission and Council Members. I don't recall it had been
finalized when I took my leave in February.
One of my first and main assignments upon returning
from leave was to work on proposed
amendments with Emily. Some of Emily's proposed amendments
were already suggested by Planning Director
Chris Yuen, so they were not pitched by Emily.
You have to understand that the offering of these amendments is not considered
to be last minute. The Plan has only recently been finalized.
This past Tuesday was the first
time Council Members were taking up the proposed plan.
As for turning them in the day of the meeting, well, I was still working on the amendments at 10 p.m. Monday. ( I was listing them A., B., C., D., E. etc., making
sure the okinas were in the right place. ) This is
my job. My job description is to write legislation.
Responding to people on blogs on behalf of Emily is
not in my job description, it is something I do to be a good
employee to Emily and to be helpful to constituents.
We'll leave it at that.
Since this is a holiday weekend, please consider the fact
that I'm going to be out enjoying the beautiful island
we live on and having quality time with my ohana. I may
not be as responsive to this blog as I have been.
If you really would like to continue this dialogue, email
me at newswoman@mac.com.
Happy Independence Day!
I came back from maternity leave on June 1. By then,
Councilwoman Emily had been working on proposed
amendments with Diane Gentry, who worked in my
place from mid-February to May 30. I really don't know at what
point exactly the Puna CDP was released and was passed over to
the Planning Commission and Council Members. I don't recall it had been
finalized when I took my leave in February.
One of my first and main assignments upon returning
from leave was to work on proposed
amendments with Emily. Some of Emily's proposed amendments
were already suggested by Planning Director
Chris Yuen, so they were not pitched by Emily.
You have to understand that the offering of these amendments is not considered
to be last minute. The Plan has only recently been finalized.
This past Tuesday was the first
time Council Members were taking up the proposed plan.
As for turning them in the day of the meeting, well, I was still working on the amendments at 10 p.m. Monday. ( I was listing them A., B., C., D., E. etc., making
sure the okinas were in the right place. ) This is
my job. My job description is to write legislation.
Responding to people on blogs on behalf of Emily is
not in my job description, it is something I do to be a good
employee to Emily and to be helpful to constituents.
We'll leave it at that.
Since this is a holiday weekend, please consider the fact
that I'm going to be out enjoying the beautiful island
we live on and having quality time with my ohana. I may
not be as responsive to this blog as I have been.
If you really would like to continue this dialogue, email
me at newswoman@mac.com.
Happy Independence Day!