Donald L Ferrt wrote:
Larry Caldwell wrote in message nk.net...
(Aozotorp) writes:
Christ Man, Have you actually been around the West Lately! Have you seen how
close to National Forests and other Public Lands Housing Projects are going
up???
Well of course, but why would the feds care?
It is just like people building on Coastal areas which can be damaged
by storms = They get Fed paid insurance. It is called Rep. Democracy.
Those people call their Reps in Congress and complain = They get the
ticket punched!
And most of them also pay for that insurance when they buy their home.
As unreliable as FEMA maps are, they probably include 90% of the actual
100 year flood plain. It's the "extraordinary" stuff that the Feds pick
up the check for. A similar mapping project for fire hazard would be
interesting. It might show more of local politics than geography though.
Flood hazard zone building codes are very strict around here as well.