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PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
MANAGING GROWTH: 3.2 Agriculture and Economic Development
Action 3.2.3.m (page 3-11)
Develop job opportunities in Puna in renewable energy generation,
especially solar power installations, but also bio-fuel crops and direct-use geothermal applications.
(3.2.1) Goals:
a) Lands for agricultural use are preserved.
b) Quality agricultural
land is dedicated to agricultural use in perpetuity.
c) Opportunities for diversified agriculture increase.
d) Puna’s agricultural production emphasizes environmentally-friendly methods.
e)
Puna agricultural products represent an increasing local market share.
f) There are more agriculture-related employment training and local job opportunities for youth.
g) Local job growth
is primarily in “green” industries such as agriculture, alternative energy, communications technology, eco-tourism and natural resources management.
(3.2.2) Objectives:
Discourage
urban growth and further subdivision on lands that have been identified as having potential value for agricultural use through appropriate zoning re-designations and new code provisions.
Create
larger lots for agricultural use in existing small-lot subdivisions through land pooling and other methods.
Discourage real estate speculation on agriculturally-zoned lands.
Provide
County tax incentives to promote and preserve agricultural use of lands that are currently or historically in agricultural use.
Provide sites and infrastructure for farmers markets at
County parks and proposed village/town centers.
Form partnerships with local businesses and educational institutions to advance education and training in two sectors: - ‘Green’ sector,
to include agriculture, alternative energy, resource recycling and recovery, and other related areas; and – The information technology sector.
Support agriculture tourism with emphasis
on events such as orchid celebrations, papaya festivals, locally-produced food festivals (i.e., “Taste of Puna”).
Promote farm business such as local food stores and “farm stay” bed
and breakfasts. These can be coupled with youth training programs for low income youth.
Provide infrastructure support for youth education and job training in the technology and agricultural
sectors.
Protect quality agricultural lands, especially fallow agricultural lands, through community land trusts or with tax incentives for farmers.
Create new “green” employment opportunities
in the agricultural, alternative energy, and natural resources management in Puna.
Action 3.2.3.m
Develop job opportunities in Puna in renewable energy generation, especially solar power installations, but also bio-fuel crops and direct-use geothermal applications.
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Action 3.2.3.m
Develop job opportunities in Puna in renewable
energy generation, especially solar power installations, but also bio-fuel crops and direct-use geothermal applications.