Corp Counsel: South Maui plan meets legal minimum on costs—but Council can demand more
The Maui County Council is reviewing the South Maui Community Plan update. Legal counsel confirmed that fiscal estimates meet minimum requirements, but noted the Council can request more detail. Members are also working to strengthen emergency evacuation provisions following public testimony.
Maui County Council members spent all Monday and half of Tuesday working through the South Maui Community Plan update, getting a legal opinion on the plan's fiscal estimates, hearing more public testimony and moving to strengthen the plan's emergency evacuation provisions.
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