Coydog wrote:So it's ok to rebuild bridges and roads because they're just gonna flood by default, but we cannot allow people to rebuild their homes in certain areas because they might fall victim to a natural disaster every 100 years or so. I guess if Powdr accepts federal/state money or loans, they shouldn't be allowed to rebuild KBL in its current location.madhatter wrote: bridges go over water more often than not, most bridges connect two rds, railways etc. Therefore both bridges and roads, almost by default, are built in areas prone to flooding. Now a house in a drainage, say a former camp converted before new zoning went into effect, maybe offer a buyout in exchange for quit claim and release to the state town fed whatever. What's so wrong with that logic? Keep the floodway open for high water and prevent extra debris from clogging up bridges, culverts etc down stream. A friend in town who has had flood damage more than once ,told me he will not be allowed to rebuild. I can see why. ( not sure if he is speculating or knows for sure) You can;t build w/in 50 ft off any river, stream etc. in stockbridge currently. 25 yrs ago? you could sh*t in your yard. Things change why not do something that makes sense from an economic, ecological and personal safety point of view? There are many rds up here that have half a dozen households and half a dozen bridges and culverts ( or more) over 6 + miles of rd. We should just throw whatever money and resources it takes to gain access to that destroyed, remote area? Why do you libs intentionally look for a fight all the goddam time? its really annoying.
The 50 ft setback regulation (common to many Vermont towns) applies to roadways, property borders and right of ways, including rivers and streams. As far as I know, flooding was not the primary or even secondary concern of the provision.
What I find truly annoying is the constant whining by some right wingers about too big or too much government in their own lives but these same folks are more than happy to have government regulate in great detail the behavior of other people's lives.
how's this rebuild on your dime then? I got no problem w anyone fending for themselves. I totally advocate that, stand by that and live by that. However until I have the option of not contributing to rebuild, for example lillieville or the place mentioned in the above article for the 5th 100 yr event in the last 10yrs which is obviously no longer a 100 yr event, I am going to offer a proposed solution. I do not give a sh*t what anyone does with their own money. perhaps you haven;t read any of the other dozen or so posts I posted on this subject. I live right in the middle of all this, I have been volunteering all week. I own a primary home, rental properties and timber acreage here so I'm certainly not FOR shutting down the entire area. But as has been mentioned numerous times VT does not contribute as a state what it will take just to repair rt 4 let alone hundreds of side roads that go for miles, have numerous water crossings and half a dozen households. There are places that will cost 100's of thousands of dollars just get a road to a half dozen people. who will pay for that? our town of 600? Residents of arizona? More than one person has commented on a place they know of that "probably should not have been approved to begin with". But when a camp becomes a home no one seems to notice. Unless you are here in person seeing the damage ( pics are totally underwhelming by comparison) you just can not grasp the scope of things. and seriously with roads and bridges built in flood areas? how else do you propose water be crossed? Boat? Plenty of places to build houses away from water, hard to get anywhere w/o bridges, rds etc. Or is everyone supposed remain within whatever boundaries are created by water. That whole argument makes zero sense except to argue. and pretty sure KBL is not actually in a flood plain no one said anything about every property that got wet has to be abandoned, but again when its 5 times in 10 yrs its no longer a 100 yr event. Read more, understand more, argue less. see this link for just one example.
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