Rich people problems...

[Xolodno]

Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiny-town-big-decision-willing-121315761.html

AVON, N.C. — Bobby Outten, a county manager in the Outer Banks, delivered two pieces of bad news at a recent public meeting. Avon, a town with a few hundred full-time residents, desperately needed at least $11 million to stop its main road from washing away. And to help pay for it, Dare County wanted to increase Avon’s property taxes, in some cases by almost 50%.

Homeowners mostly agreed on the urgency of the first part. They were considerably less keen on the second.

People gave Outten their own ideas about who should pay to protect their town: the federal government. The state government. The rest of the county. Tourists. People who rent to tourists. The view for many seemed to be, anyone but them.

Ten bucks says a lot of them bought into the lie that there was no global climate change. And now they want everyone else to pay for the issues.

Instant Capitalism to Socialism! Just add water! Literally in this case!

[JI7]

1. fuck these people

[live love laugh]

4. ++++++💯

[PJMcK]

9. That's a nice perspective

The local residents of the Outer Banks are not generally wealthy people. They are hard-working and friendly folks who maintain businesses in a tourist economy. There are limited opportunities for personal advancement and the weather has been a difficult problem for centuries, way before climate change became a problem.

During the warmer seasons, OBX is filled with tens of thousands of tourists who rent the local homes and hotels, eat in the many restaurants and play on the beaches. Those tourists' dollars support the local economies year 'round. Are those the people you hold in contempt?

Most of these islands are quite low, only a dozen or so feet above sea-level. As a result, ocean over wash frequently puts sand and water on the main highway that runs north and south. There are backhoes and other machines used every day to remove the sand from the roads. This problem is what the local governments are trying to address. In some areas, the state has and is building new causeways but the local roads are still very low to the ocean.

Have you ever been to the Outer Banks? I believe you would change your viewpoint if you spent a week there.

[JI7]

16. I'm not familiar with this area. I responded based on the OP's "rich people" description .

[littlemissmartypants]

2. I was literally just looking at NC elevation maps. The entire

Length of the Outer Banks is screwn (sic) along with all of the barrier islands as are Wilmington, Morehead City and New Bern. The Pembroke area is famous for flooding now. The Northeast Cape Fear river is a constant threat with heavy rains.

I will never forget the words a scientist at a workshop I attended on weather said, when he was asked bluntly what the worst places to live were going to be.

He said, "The wet places are going to get wetter and the dry will get drier, regardless of the elevation." I will never forget his ominous tone.

Thanks for sharing this, Xolodno.

❤ miss pants

[AZ8theist]

3. How long till Mar-a-Lardo is under water??

That's the only global warming story I want to hear.....

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. It's probably already under water, at the bank. nt

[AZ8theist]

7. Ahaha...I see what you did there...

[Celerity]

6. the data shows Avon to be far from wealthy, on average, btw

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/avon-nc

[Bucky]

11. 9 years older than the national avg

Ooops. Sorry about the typo; my auto correct is getting wonky

[Celerity]

13. ?

9 years of oder

[Bucky]

14. Fixed. Thanks

The outer bank population is significantly older than the national average, I was noting, and a bit less wealthy too.

[Celerity]

15. ah, oki, no problem, I suspected that was what you meant, but have learned to not assume things

[The Jungle 1]

8. Just like texass the socialism haters will come with their hand out.

I am really tired of hearing fascist whine about socialism.

[PJMcK]

10. Your headline is way off the mark

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Where in the article does it state that the locals in the Outer Banks are rich? That's some projection you've made there, Xolodno.

The Outer Banks are fundamentally a tourist area whose economy depends on the yearly visits by people from all over the country.

I'll take your $10 bet because I suspect you've never been to the OBX. Spend a week there, then let's talk.

By the way, your political snark is belied by the dominance of Republican politics.

https://www.thecoastlandtimes.com/2020/11/05/election-results-in-for-dare-county/

[3Hotdogs]

12. Given the future of global climate,

how long will the road repair/replacement last?

N.J. spends millions each year to replenish sand that erodes during winter storms.