07-28-2008, 01:50 PM
Jay, I have a slightly different take on the end of the "frontier"
Puna was endowed with over fifty thousand lots in the early sixties. There is no legal mechanism to deny the owners of those properties the right to build.
It is that preexisting condition which will cause the death of the frontier. The PCDP does not remove one of those lots. It does aim to prevent the creation of another ten thousand.
We who are here today to attend the here and now can either work together to chart the next decade or sit back and let whatever happens happen. Many of us have seen the result of unchecked development before.
So Jay, I don't know where you live but I assume your property is surrounded by mostly empty jungly lots. Now imagine them all full of people, pets, ATVs, TVs, above ground pools. Bye, bye frontier.
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P.S. I haven't specifically checked the local definaition of "Agriculture" but I believe it generally considers woodworking to be an agricultural pursuit.
Puna was endowed with over fifty thousand lots in the early sixties. There is no legal mechanism to deny the owners of those properties the right to build.
It is that preexisting condition which will cause the death of the frontier. The PCDP does not remove one of those lots. It does aim to prevent the creation of another ten thousand.
We who are here today to attend the here and now can either work together to chart the next decade or sit back and let whatever happens happen. Many of us have seen the result of unchecked development before.
So Jay, I don't know where you live but I assume your property is surrounded by mostly empty jungly lots. Now imagine them all full of people, pets, ATVs, TVs, above ground pools. Bye, bye frontier.
Punaweb moderator
P.S. I haven't specifically checked the local definaition of "Agriculture" but I believe it generally considers woodworking to be an agricultural pursuit.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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