[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by hughfb3

This is the same conversation that parts of California are in with regards to wildfires. We know certain areas are prone to wildfires… and in many areas, it is a vital part of the ecosystem. For instance; the natural ecosystem of Malibu, CA in Los Angeles County says it’s “supposed to” have a fire that sweeps the area every 20 years or so to keep the natural life refreshed and alive… yet we want to keep building multi million dollar homes in this area… then tax payer dollars are spent on fire/rescue/rebuilding for it to happen every 20 years on repeats… all the while, there is plenty of land in Los Angeles County that is not prone to fire.

Link to article written after the devastating 2018 Malibu Fires if you’re interested… https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the...g-malibu-burn/



Lee County, FL may be one of those areas. Let’s not forget Cape Coral and Punta Gorda had the same devastating images coming out after the 2004 Charlie hurricane hit them in almost the same path as Ian just 18 years ago. As someone who grew up a 4th generation Floridian, I’ve seen the utter devastation the human built environment has on certain areas that are historically low lying flood prone swamp. They demolish whole swamps and have to completely take down every tree to then bring in tons of dirt to raise the land because most of it is at swamp level where the land has evolved to accumulate water. It’s these areas, I question…

Should we let (parts of) Florida flood???

All true…but does California get a special deal like Florida vis-à-vis the NFIP or the Florida equivalent?