State buying land for homes

[davidinalameda]

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2005112119

West Virginia’s housing development fund is buying land as part of what Gov. Joe Manchin says is the nation’s first plan to establish permanent housing sites for people displaced by natural disasters.

Manchin said purchasing land for temporary housing is part of his administration’s effort to be proactive.

“We know it’s going to happen again, a flood or a natural disaster,’’ Manchin said. “People need a place to call home for a period of time.’’

[MountainLaurel]

1. Interesting idea

Though I do note that the locations are all in the same part of the state. Will the program be expanded so that there is similar land available in the eastern panhandle, in the Ohio Valley, etc.?

[WildClarySage]

2. Good point. We've had our share of flooding here in the OV these

last couple of years. I would think that having in many areas of the state would be most helpful because when your home is destroyed in a flood, the last thing you need is to be relocated far from your friends and family.