Flood insurance - up in Syracuse there is a problem-

[hedgehog]

the flood plain for Onondaga Creek overlaps with some of the poorer neighborhoods in the city. So the options are -

- redraw the lines for the flood plain (i.e. pretend if we all close our eyes, the area will never flood)

- require flood insurance, forcing people out of their homes who can't afford to live anywhere else

- somehow subsidize insurance for existing buildings without encouraging future construction.

I imagine some of these same issues apply in the areas hit by Sandy.

Do we build a flood wall for the Financial District and tell the homeowners on Breezy Point to move?

[lindysalsagal]

1. My Parents are up on Oneida, in Toad Harbour. They're away from shore, so OK.

But alot of lakefront has been developed, and I really don't see why it's allowed.

Put up a summer shack, but don't make it a real residence.

I grew up in syracuse. There's plenty of available cheap land in the country up there.

People should try to live in these places.

[MrYikes]

2. I ought to shut up, but I won't

I know nothing of the area, but I dislike telling someone where to live, how to live, or what type, size house to live in. Seems to me trailers with pontoons attached might work.