Comments on: Public meeting to discuss decertification of dike in Point Place tonight http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/public-meeting-to-discuss-decertification-of-dike-in-point-place-tonight/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:25:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Maggie http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/public-meeting-to-discuss-decertification-of-dike-in-point-place-tonight/#comment-367689 Maggie Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:14:01 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/public-meeting-to-discuss-decertification-of-dike-in-point-place-tonight/#comment-367689 Doug - most Point Place residents already carry flood insurance. The problem is that post-katrina, the Corps of Engineers decided on new standards for 'flood control measures' and the Point Place dike is something like 12 inches too short. Never mind that we don't get storm surge like they do on the coasts or that the Point Place dike used to have 'rock boxes' on top of the existing dirt/stone structure (roughly 4-6 ft high) that they removed years ago because the dike didn't need to be 'that high.' I'm with you in terms of providing your own insurance when you live in areas that are prone to natural disasters. That's just common sense. What's not 'common sense' is when your flood control measure is decertified due to arbitrary changes by government bureaucrats or 'one-size-fits-all' regulations that really don't apply to some areas.... Doug – most Point Place residents already carry flood insurance. The problem is that post-katrina, the Corps of Engineers decided on new standards for ‘flood control measures’ and the Point Place dike is something like 12 inches too short.

Never mind that we don’t get storm surge like they do on the coasts or that the Point Place dike used to have ‘rock boxes’ on top of the existing dirt/stone structure (roughly 4-6 ft high) that they removed years ago because the dike didn’t need to be ‘that high.’

I’m with you in terms of providing your own insurance when you live in areas that are prone to natural disasters. That’s just common sense.

What’s not ‘common sense’ is when your flood control measure is decertified due to arbitrary changes by government bureaucrats or ‘one-size-fits-all’ regulations that really don’t apply to some areas….

]]> By: Doug http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/public-meeting-to-discuss-decertification-of-dike-in-point-place-tonight/#comment-367663 Doug Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:06:47 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/public-meeting-to-discuss-decertification-of-dike-in-point-place-tonight/#comment-367663 So there are 1400 residents who live an area that if the dike failed would suffer flood damage, however, because there is a governmental certification of the dike they are not required? I guess then if the dike fails it will be such an unexpected sob story for 1400 residents that we will need all kinds of taxpayer assistance to help. I mean really, wasn't that oil rig in the gulf government certified just the year before? So there are 1400 residents who live an area that if the dike failed would suffer flood damage, however, because there is a governmental certification of the dike they are not required? I guess then if the dike fails it will be such an unexpected sob story for 1400 residents that we will need all kinds of taxpayer assistance to help. I mean really, wasn’t that oil rig in the gulf government certified just the year before?

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