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Determination to rebuild follows Florida's hurricanes
No sooner had residents of the Bahia Vista Gulf condominium complex dug out and from Hurricane Helene than they were faced with the same daunting cleanup from new damage inflicted by Hurricane Milton.
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... The beachfront units had been gutted, treated and dried out after Hurricane Helene and mounds of sand that had blown in from the beach had been removed. Then, less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton barreled in and undid all the progress. "They've got to start the whole process over, cleaning, sanitizing, bringing in drying equipment, getting them all dried and prepped for renovations," lamented Bill O'Connell, a board member at the complex in Venice, about an hour's drive south of Tampa. The second hurricane "brought all the sand back on our property." Some longtime Floridians have grown accustomed to the annual cycle of storms that can shatter and upend lives in a state known mostly for its balmy weather, sunshine and beaches. "It's the price you pay to live in paradise," O'Connell said. "If you want to live here with this view, beautiful sunsets, be able to go out on your boat, enjoy what Florida has to offer, you have to be willing to accept that these storms are going to come." ...
"They've got to start the whole process over, cleaning, sanitizing, bringing in drying equipment, getting them all dried and prepped for renovations," lamented Bill O'Connell, a board member at the complex in Venice, about an hour's drive south of Tampa. The second hurricane "brought all the sand back on our property."
Some longtime Floridians have grown accustomed to the annual cycle of storms that can shatter and upend lives in a state known mostly for its balmy weather, sunshine and beaches.
"It's the price you pay to live in paradise," O'Connell said. "If you want to live here with this view, beautiful sunsets, be able to go out on your boat, enjoy what Florida has to offer, you have to be willing to accept that these storms are going to come." ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-13 02:58 AM | Reply
@#1 ... "It's the price you pay to live in paradise," O'Connell said. "If you want to live here with this view, beautiful sunsets, be able to go out on your boat, enjoy what Florida has to offer, you have to be willing to accept that these storms are going to come." ...
My basic question that I ask of those who want to "live in paradise" is...
How many times should the Federal Government bail them out with, among other things, cheap flood insurance.
As I have previously stated, any property insured by Federal flood insurance should be covered so that the property can be rebuilt once.
Anything after that first rebuild, well, the owners should have known better.
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-13 03:03 AM | Reply
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