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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wonder if WE will eventually buy Rick Scott's manse?
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The threat of rising seas in the most vulnerable state in the nation is only going to increase demand for government buyouts currently a last-resort option that climate adaption managers, mindful of political push back, call relocation. Many activists put it more plainly. They call it retreat from land not worth the cost of saving, or simply beyond saving.
This is retreat. This is not only an acknowledgment, its putting some real money in it, said South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard, perhaps the most outspoken climate advocate among South Florida elected officials. Its a tip of the hat toward acknowledging reality that its a better idea to have people out of the way than in vulnerable properties.
As part of a pot of hurricane recovery money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development topping a billion dollars, Florida set aside $75 million to buy out flood-damaged homes, with $10 million earmarked for the Keys alone.
http://www.tampabay.com/business/florida-wants-to-buy-hurricane-irma-flooded-homes-in-the-keys-is-it-the-start-of-a-retreat-from-sea-rise-20190819/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,838 posts)Too bad nature isn't selective; I don't want other people's property to be damaged.
HAB911
(8,914 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)Spending tax and general funds money to buy out expensive beach front homes/property that are now endangered from the rising waters.
BigMin28
(1,179 posts)will not go very far in the Keys.