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www.kansascity.com | 07/29/2008 | Rules force many in Chapman, Kan., to rebuild without basements
by Mike the Usurper at 2:57 pm EDT, Jul 29, 2008 |
Like most residents of Chapman, Kan., Bemis huddled in her basement the night of June 11, when a tornado destroyed scores of homes in this town of 1,250. Recovery efforts are in full swing, and residents say they will remake Chapman better than it was before. But the efforts to rebuild the community now face an obstacle townspeople did not expect: Federal reconstruction rules are forcing many residents to rebuild without the basements that sheltered them through the storm.
Well that makes sense... |
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RE: www.kansascity.com | 07/29/2008 | Rules force many in Chapman, Kan., to rebuild without basements
by janelane at 10:55 am EDT, Jul 30, 2008 |
Mike the Usurper wrote: But the efforts to rebuild the community now face an obstacle townspeople did not expect: Federal reconstruction rules are forcing many residents to rebuild without the basements that sheltered them through the storm.
Well that makes sense...
Makes sense to discourage rebuilding in a floodplain. -janelane |
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RE: www.kansascity.com | 07/29/2008 | Rules force many in Chapman, Kan., to rebuild without basements
by Mike the Usurper at 2:16 pm EDT, Jul 30, 2008 |
janelane wrote: Mike the Usurper wrote: But the efforts to rebuild the community now face an obstacle townspeople did not expect: Federal reconstruction rules are forcing many residents to rebuild without the basements that sheltered them through the storm.
Well that makes sense...
Makes sense to discourage rebuilding in a floodplain. -janelane
It does, but we're not talking about the Mississippi or Missouri River, or even the mighty Wapsipinicon River. We're talking about the Smokey Hill River, and we're taking about Kansas. Can you actually build anywhere in Kansas and not be in a flood plain? It is the flattest thing this side the International House of Pancakes. |
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