01-21-2009, 06:16 PM
As I posted earlier, the state requires a very long time before they reopen lava flow lands, the flow in the Kalapana area from the 1990's is just now reopening to the land-owners...
To clarify this, at the time of a flow there are many services that people may want, including a connection to a road, some public utilities & sanitation.... although I know some of you will say that they do not need any of this.
If a PUBLIC road is cut off by lava, only the public entity in charge can legally work on the road.... without an open road, it will be hard to get any larger equipment ... the 2 guys that were left in Royal Gardens before this last flow, relied on motorcycles to travel... not a practical option if you are planning to move your house back onto your lot, or re-establishing a wastewater system, & challenging even to get your catchment system back...
I am pretty sure that the state would not be footing the bill for the land, by offering public places for people to move their houses onto AND live for a decade or so.... (I can imagine there would be huge liability for the state to do so, including providing public services for all of the structures, along with the improbability of moving some OFF of the land after that length of time... )
To clarify this, at the time of a flow there are many services that people may want, including a connection to a road, some public utilities & sanitation.... although I know some of you will say that they do not need any of this.
If a PUBLIC road is cut off by lava, only the public entity in charge can legally work on the road.... without an open road, it will be hard to get any larger equipment ... the 2 guys that were left in Royal Gardens before this last flow, relied on motorcycles to travel... not a practical option if you are planning to move your house back onto your lot, or re-establishing a wastewater system, & challenging even to get your catchment system back...
I am pretty sure that the state would not be footing the bill for the land, by offering public places for people to move their houses onto AND live for a decade or so.... (I can imagine there would be huge liability for the state to do so, including providing public services for all of the structures, along with the improbability of moving some OFF of the land after that length of time... )