I think they are also still building beach homes in California with little regard for the encroaching ocean and homes on seaside cliffs that are being eroded by sea level rise. Developers have no shame and will do anything for a buck and towns/cities are so enthralled by rising population growth (ugh) that can boost their economies that they will do anything to entice folks.
Wait, $336k is considered affordable?? Affordable housing when the average home price is just $50k more? That’s insane! As for building in floodplains and wetlands 🤦🏻♀️ 😫😤😡. Folks lose their homes, neighborhoods are destroyed, and we, the American people pay. Every blessed time. Not the developers. Seriously, we need to stop reimbursing for rebuilds in places that should not have buildings in the first place. (Hello most of Florida!!) but this has to start with stopping developers, and stopping local governments that allow no regulation.
Thanks for your comment, Jan. That's right—the American taxpayers reimburse the developers who make their money and then walk away. And then may get to re-build again ! What is especially galling to me is that these type of developments seem to have no regard for preserving the natural safeguards already in place, like forests and wetlands. They are paved over, then after a massive storm and flooding, they engineer a puny wetland or two, after eliminating hundreds, and tout it as one of their pro-environment projects.
Yes, you are absolutely correct! Infuriating. In Idaho, I worked in environmental conservation and I know you were an environmental lawyer. Between the two of us, I'm sure we've got a bucket of stories. Two years ago I was fortunate to finally visit The Everglades - and absolutely distraught over how much of it has been developed. So you know if they'll do it to something as monumental as The Everglades, the developers (and local municipalities that stand to gain from developments) don't give a damn about saving the natural environment. As I said, Infuriating.
I think they are also still building beach homes in California with little regard for the encroaching ocean and homes on seaside cliffs that are being eroded by sea level rise. Developers have no shame and will do anything for a buck and towns/cities are so enthralled by rising population growth (ugh) that can boost their economies that they will do anything to entice folks.
I think that sums it up...unfortunately.
Wait, $336k is considered affordable?? Affordable housing when the average home price is just $50k more? That’s insane! As for building in floodplains and wetlands 🤦🏻♀️ 😫😤😡. Folks lose their homes, neighborhoods are destroyed, and we, the American people pay. Every blessed time. Not the developers. Seriously, we need to stop reimbursing for rebuilds in places that should not have buildings in the first place. (Hello most of Florida!!) but this has to start with stopping developers, and stopping local governments that allow no regulation.
Thanks for your comment, Jan. That's right—the American taxpayers reimburse the developers who make their money and then walk away. And then may get to re-build again ! What is especially galling to me is that these type of developments seem to have no regard for preserving the natural safeguards already in place, like forests and wetlands. They are paved over, then after a massive storm and flooding, they engineer a puny wetland or two, after eliminating hundreds, and tout it as one of their pro-environment projects.
Yes, you are absolutely correct! Infuriating. In Idaho, I worked in environmental conservation and I know you were an environmental lawyer. Between the two of us, I'm sure we've got a bucket of stories. Two years ago I was fortunate to finally visit The Everglades - and absolutely distraught over how much of it has been developed. So you know if they'll do it to something as monumental as The Everglades, the developers (and local municipalities that stand to gain from developments) don't give a damn about saving the natural environment. As I said, Infuriating.