DeSantis foresees no development limits in areas susceptible to disasters

[RandySF]

Days after Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage to areas still rebuilding after Hurricane Ian two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday dismissed a suggestion that the state limit development in coastal areas vulnerable to dangerous tropical storms.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota Wednesday evening, bringing high winds, storm surge, and flooding to much of Florida’s west coast and central peninsula. The storm spun off tornadoes, claiming 17 lives, including at least five in St. Lucie County.

DeSantis did not provide a comprehensive update on the storm’s death toll during a morning news conference in St. Petersburg.

Milton arrived roughly two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in Florida’s Big Bend before spinning up through the Southeast causing catastrophic flooding. It was the third hurricane in the Big Bend within the past year or so.



https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/desantis-foresees-no-development-limits-areas-susceptible-disasters

[lindysalsagal]

1. His last, drowning words ..nothing wrong! Don't look up!

[SWBTATTReg]

2. He won't, but the insurance companies will, and those people whose premiums will go up through the roof, will

spur developments in these prone areas.

Thing is, people still want to go to FL, live in FL, etc., etc., etc.

They already have seen these disasters time and time again, costs keep going up and up, and pretty well will get to the point that soon, no one will be able to afford to live there, and as a result, cost of living will escalate upwards, as well as wages, and more and more will lack insurance (too expensive) and fewer homes will be built as fewer people can afford the insurance.

Self-insurance is there, but how many people can afford to do this?

So far, it's been Helene, Milton, and others not named here, and then there are some depressions out there in the ocean/gulf, w/ potentials to develop too, into yet more storms. Some years go by w/o any serious developments but this year, it's been quite a ride.

[Phoenix61]

3. They wanted to develop an area near me.

People fought against it but the developers won… until FEMA weighed in and said they would not cover any of the development and that was the end of it. I sincerely hope they do the same thing for the barrier islands.