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kevman · 08-01-2013, 10:13 AM

Oh man could the government do a worse job on rolling out information?

The whole uncertainty of everything is really making moving on and rebuilding difficult. I don't mind rebuilding with flood mitigation in place but their requests seem rather silly. When did the flood mitigation plans shift from steps to protect your property (grading, waterproofing, etc.) to expensive renovations that will still require clean up and demolition following a flood? Like Bownesian I'm starting to wonder if it's time to accept the property value hit and move on.

A main floor electrical panel seems ridiculous in my situation. By the time my panel is underwater (raised bungalow, west end of Sunnyside) so is 10th street and Hillhurst. These are communities not in the flood fringe and it would take a much larger event to flood to that scale. That's a risk I'd be willing to take but in order to protect against a few inches and to protect my title I need to protect for 8 ft. !? Why single out just the panel? At that point why not a main floor furnace and hot water tank?

Having just re-wired the house 2 years ago I know the 15% on top of the $10,000 I may get will not even begin to cover things. The most frustrating part is in my case everything could have been prevented with a little infrastructure upgrade...

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kevman #1 Goaltender Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	Oh man could the government do a worse job on rolling out information? The whole uncertainty of everything is really making moving on and rebuilding difficult. I don't mind rebuilding with flood mitigation in place but their requests seem rather silly. When did the flood mitigation plans shift from steps to protect your property (grading, waterproofing, etc.) to expensive renovations that will still require clean up and demolition following a flood? Like Bownesian I'm starting to wonder if it's time to accept the property value hit and move on. A main floor electrical panel seems ridiculous in my situation. By the time my panel is underwater (raised bungalow, west end of Sunnyside) so is 10th street and Hillhurst. These are communities not in the flood fringe and it would take a much larger event to flood to that scale. That's a risk I'd be willing to take but in order to protect against a few inches and to protect my title I need to protect for 8 ft. !? Why single out just the panel? At that point why not a main floor furnace and hot water tank? Having just re-wired the house 2 years ago I know the 15% on top of the $10,000 I may get will not even begin to cover things. The most frustrating part is in my case everything could have been prevented with a little infrastructure upgrade... Last edited by kevman; 08-01-2013 at 10:16 AM.