Mayor Kirk Caldwell had proposed in August to convert a 5-acre vacant lot on Sand Island into a temporary transition center for up to 115 homeless people. Initially, the plan was expected to cost less than $1 million, but this number seems to be growing significantly, which may mean that the Mayor's office will have to drop the proposal entirely.
The state Department of Health stated that the 5-acre lot may contain contaminants because it was once a dump site. In order to gain approval to build the transitional center, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources stated that a soil study must be conducted to ensure that it is safe for people to camp there. Soil remediation and resurfacing is already twice what the Mayor's office had initially anticipated, and experts believe that there may be better ways to allocate the $1 million.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 11-11-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
