KNA Somers committee reports Planning Commission postponed Somers permit review amid conservation concerns

Ron Paul, speaking for the Somers committee, reported attending the February Kauai Planning Commission meeting to represent community concerns about Mr. Somers’ development. The planning commission postponed the building permit review for six months and expressed dissatisfaction with several issues including a shed or greenhouse built in a conservation area without proper paperwork, an incomplete conservation plan, and the absence of a survey for an established public access bordering the property along the Kilauea stream estuary.

Beryl Blaich added that it appeared Mr. Somers was working with the county to stake a property line easement. The committee asked the KNA to continue monitoring the planning commission process and report back at future meetings.