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Looking at the pictures of the 5 new inlet's created by Irene in the Outer Banks are our local, state and federal officials ever going to realize the futility of trying to maintain NC-12 and other local roads. When are they going to say enough is enough, and realize certain parts of the Outer Banks are better off left alone.
Yeeesh this was only a Cat 2 storm and look at the damage, seeing those million dollar homes sitting on their pillings in 10 feet of water should leave us scratching our heads.
Am I the only one that has heard of rising ocean levels?, it seems like it.
How much is this years rebuild going to cost? And I'm sure the tourism industry will survive without maintaing the road continuity through the entire Outer Banks.
can't believ the tax revenue is enough to rebuild.
I am totally of the thought of not rebuilding!
looking at the mega, new money mansions
on the coastline or rather all over the outer banks ,I just wonder how
people can think it is even pretty out there.
have visited many times and always been put off by those huge houses.
nobody local lives in them , they stand empty but for a few weeks in summer.
there is no way the tax revenue is going to cover the rebuilding of Hiway 12 so
I think all of us will be chipping in.
who approved building in the marsh? how did those lots even perk?
who is dumb enough to build a house in the marsh?
I for one get a little pissed that this insanely unwise building goes on all up and down
the US coastline with the rest of us expected to help cover the bill.
Let me start by saying im hearing alot of this type of thing. I find it amusing and bit disturbing that folks will cry over who pays what, and where people build. When California is rocked with an earthquake are we all going to cry "They knew it was going to happen, im not paying for the rebuild".
If you dont want to pay for the upkeep, and dont like what you see. Leave.
Go search for some place that doesnt require upkeep. and GOod luck with that we cant all live in some fictional bubble where everything is free, no one gets hurt, and nothing bad ever happens.
I guess thats just my part of this
nobody is talking about not sharing the burden of people
that have to rebuild, people that actually live in these small towns that were
devastated by the storm.
who should not be allowed to rebuild are the dreamers that think it is okay to build a 14 bedroom mansion
on top of a dune.
I for one am offended that they have cluttered that beautiful nature with
ugly houses.
enabling the not so smart
people, who thinks that building in a marsh or on top
of a sand dune does not constitute sound judgement.
that's why places like Charlotte has huge
storm water fees added on their monthly water bill.
all because builders/developers are/were allowed to built in
unsuitable areas.
Guess we shouldn't allow anyone to rebuild wherever you might need Federally subsidized flood insurance. That pretty much shuts down a few hundred towns in NJ, Vermont and NY state that all got flooded when those beautiful little brooks turned into raging torrents. After all, when will they ever learn?
Guess we shouldn't allow anyone to rebuild wherever you might need Federally subsidized flood insurance.
I think they should be allowed to build, I just don't think everyone else should have to pay for it through NFIP.
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That pretty much shuts down a few hundred towns in NJ, Vermont and NY state that all got flooded when those beautiful little brooks turned into raging torrents. After all, when will they ever learn?
this is a silly comparison. NJ, VT, New York state have these problems once in a generation. The Outer Banks seem perpetually in need of state and federal emergency assistance and infrastructure projects.
I think people should be expected to foot the bill for their own costs of living in a particular location, through local sales and property taxes.
Last edited by Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus; 08-31-2011 at 06:48 AM..
Same crap happens in NJ every year. The storms wipe out the beaches and the taxpayers pay to replenish the sand. The big problem is in NJ the beaches or owned privately and not open free to the public.
Those houses in NJ are owned by the same type of people who own NC beach front property. They are heavy political donors.
So why not own a beachfront property if you don't have to pay to rebuild it? Let those suckers (like me) who live in the Piedmont contribute to rebuild roads they will never use.
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Let the "people" pay
