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BEST REASON TO THINK THERE MIGHT BE HOPE FOR THE COUNTY AFTER ALL
“Show Me the Water”
This summer, Maui County Councilwoman Michelle Anderson proposed a new law that would prohibit the granting of development permits unless and until a developer could show county officials that the proposed project could draw upon at least 20 years of water. Of course, developers immediately rose in outrage, though their reasoning—that the law is “unnecessary” because they would never, ever build a big project without an adequate water supply—is curious. If the law’s unnecessary, pointless, and will make not one iota of difference, why not allow its passage onto the books without comment? What harm could it possibly do? (AP)
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