On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:48:28 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article , says...

It might be time to change the program's approach in handling flood
claims. Areas that are prone to repeated flooding should get a
one-time payout; after that, if they choose to rebuild, it's at their
own risk.

FWIW, it had never flooded before where most of those who were flooded
in La. this last time. OTOH, most of them didn't have flood
insurance because there was no incentive to get it, since it never
flooded. So this comment is irrelevant to your thread!


Thousands of Homes Keep Flooding, Yet They Keep Being Rebuilt Again
By Katherine Bagley


I am all for the one and done on the flood payouts. I just can not
understand how stupid the people are to keep rebuilding back at the same
place and someone rebuilding them back. Read that as the government or
insurance companies doing that.

About 45 years ago I was driving around a lightly wooded area south of
New Orleans where the streets are paved with broken sea shells (clam
shells?) and there are no curbs. And about 5 out of 6 houses were
on stilts, 10 feet high iirc. But 1 out of 6 houses was built right
on the ground, or a couple steps up, and they weren't the older houses
either. They looked as new or newer than the ones on stilts. How
could someone go look at an empty lot with neighbors all on stilts and
then build a house at ground level!!

I tried to find this area with google maps and satellite, but it's
been 45 years, I don't remember our exact route, or even the
approximate one, and I'm sure it's more built up now. I thought I
could use street view to find a street just like I describe, but I
think I never got to street view because the area didsn't seem right.

If someone wants to rebuild it should be at their own expense and if
they get flooded again, no resque effort for them either.

There is a nursing home near me that almost several times a year they
hae to move out due to a slight rain storm. This is near the middle of
NC where there is seldom any super heavy rains.
Looks like they would move out and rebuild somewhere else.

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