I think what has bothered folks in the aftermath of prior hurricanes and floods is the rebuilding on a spot (area) known for severe weather.
Insurance providers pay out. Some cannot afford hurricane, flood or tornado because well there are huge pay outs. So they build in the same place, weather hits again and this time they do not have any coverage so they will
go to the government to compensate their loss. (this subject alone could be a terrific debate)
And they build again in the same place. However insurance folks and the government have said if you build there again NO help. There is merit to that argument.
It's home for these folks. I think the answer is low or no interest loans and not assistance grants. People should be able to live where they want but rebuild at their own expense. That said though, I don't mind thru private charities, helping anyone who is down on their luck. If a farmer gets hit by a tornado more than once we wouldn't expect him to move.
What amazes me is that there are very few posts about these glass condos. Yeah, they have insurance but it affects the rates of others. I doubt if we will hear much about not rebuilding or restricting building or (gasp:') limiting the glass windows. We gotta get rid of the trailers though. I'm not picking on the "nice homes" either because I have lived in mobile homes and someday plan to have a beach Condo on SPI with lot's of glass windows:')
I don't have a problem with that. If an insurance company refuses to sell me a policy, that's up to them. However, it should also be up to me to decide if I want to take that risk and live there anyway.
I personally am not the type of person to go running to the government if my decision goes against me. I don't know about others.