The Maui News

Maui County is seeking public input on options for 50 Maui Lani lots that the county acquired through a settlement with a developer in 2011.

A community meeting moderated by the Department of Management will be held at 5:30 p.m. on July 23 at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku.

The 50 lots are in the The Fairways at Maui Lani subdivision. Options include partnering with a developer to build homes or selling the lots and reinvesting the proceeds in acquiring land well-suited to a multifamily project.

For more information on the meeting, call the Department of Management at 270-7855.

The lands were acquired as part of an $11.7 million settlement with developer VP & PK LLC in a dispute over fill and grade heights for homes more than a decade ago. County Council members had considered selling the lots with affordable housing restrictions, but the proposal failed.

At 9 a.m. on July 25, the council’s Economic Development and Budget Committee also will hold a meeting to discuss the possibility of a county-run, affordable housing pilot project on the lots.

For more information, visit mauicounty.us/edb or email testimony to EDB.committee@mauicounty.us.