Planning talks focus on what councilors don’t want to see
By HARRY EAGAR, Staff Writer
POSTED: June 18, 2008
The Maui News
WAILUKU — To surface appearances, Tuesday’s meeting of the County Council Planning Committee was about refining the bed-and-breakfast ordinance. To advocates of TVR reform, it was more like the tolling on the final days of their best hope.
“We are disappointed that the council didn’t see fit to expand the B&B ordinance to provide a large-scale solution to the TVR issue,” said Thomas Croly, a board member of the Maui Vacation Rental Association, after the meeting adjourned.
Planning Chairwoman Gla-dys Baisa said she hopes to complete reviewing the three transient accommodations bills at an all-day session July 1.
The committee did not take votes Tuesday but sought to establish what Baisa called “comfort levels” about how to deal with the hot-button transient-rental issues: use of ohanas, corporate ownership, nonproprietor management...
It came down against all three...
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