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6. In fact it's the rivers near in my area that keeps flooding the same homes...

Reply to Sekhmets Daughter (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 04:41 PM

Jan 2013

over and over again. Federal flood insurance keeps paying out to rebuild or repair. By now they could have bought out the neighborhood and moved it someplace dry for half the $$$.
My experience is strictly anecdotal but the whole things could stand some work. Unfortunately the pukes won't work on anything. They just want to defund and destroy.

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Can somebody answer my question about the "Hurricane Sandy vote" yesterday? [View all] Botany Jan 2013 OP

Yes, it just increased the borrowing authority for the National Flood Insurance Program PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1

Yes... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #2

You do not have to be in a flood zone to buy flood insurance - lynne Jan 2013 #15

Will your community Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #16

You can check to see if your community participates on the NFIP website - lynne Jan 2013 #17

I think it is because repumplicans think federal flood insurance is "broken" Walk away Jan 2013 #3

That was the idea years ago...it has never worked. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #5

In fact it's the rivers near in my area that keeps flooding the same homes... Walk away Jan 2013 #6

Neither do the Dems... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #8

First of all, most of the property along the New Jersey coast... Walk away Jan 2013 #9

Do you live in NJ? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #10

I have lived here my entire life and I have many family members down... Walk away Jan 2013 #11

Lived there for 16 years...spent a lot of time on public beaches. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #12

Since we already pay to keep up the beaches and there is plenty of property to develope... Walk away Jan 2013 #13

So you think that the property taxes Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #14

They can pay their taxes on houses two blocks from the beach. Walk away Jan 2013 #19

Obviously... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #20

Oh, and thanks it looks delicious! n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #4

Two questions, one answer Igel Jan 2013 #7

With respect to your #1 regarding validity of claims - lynne Jan 2013 #18