[Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?

[Herb Parsons]

Question for all:

How many category 5 hurricanes have struck New Orleans in recorded history?

Another question,

What if "bulletproofing" the city against a cat 5 costs more than the repair bill for NO?

Yet another,

Why stop with New Orleans? Why not cat-5 proof every coastal city from South Texas to the northern part of North Carolina? I mean, I know that would be trillions of dollars, but if it's good for one city, isn't it good for all?


Herb Parsons

S/V O'Jure
  1976 O'Day 25
  Lake Grapevine, N TX

S/V Reve de Papa
  1971 Coronado 35
  Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast

>>> pthorn at nc.rr.com 9/15/2005 2:49:11 PM >>>
Saroj,

I completely agree with you and Rummy about that.  I makes no sense to
rebuild "as was".  At the least, they should first upfit the levees to
withstand a Category 5, or plan on converting to a "new world Venice".
Proper planning could have avoided the whole catastrophe.  If it's too
expensive to do it properly, then perhaps it shouldn't be done.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saroj Gilbert" <saroj at pathfind.net>
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> Its an incredible dilemma given the ecology of the area... however New
> Orleans is truly a national treasure rich with historical significance...
> maybe they'll have to pull a Chicago where the city was built up on stilts
> essentially... used to be down a story... often when they excavate for new
> buildings they find store fronts and evidence of streets at what is now
the
> basement area...  You can walk from one end of the downtown area to the
> other underground still...
>
> Saroj
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Why Rebuild New Orleans?
>
>
> > The state of Wisconsin has had some experience with moving towns that
were
> > located in flood prone zones. The southwestern part of the state is very
> > hilly
> > and is prone to flash floods, some of epic proportions. After rebuilding
> > several  cities time after time, they finally figured out that the three
> > cities
> > couldn't  stay were they were. It took a lot of time and persuasion, but
> > the
> > cities  relocated and are thriving today due to both state and federal
> > aid. The
> > point is  that they are no longer flooding. Cities can be moved and
> > people's
> > attitude's  changed. How many more people need die simply to keep a city
> > where it
> > shouldn't  be.
> > Perhaps we should look to correct a problem that was created a long time
> > ago
> > by.......of course, the French. My vote goes with relocating the city.
> >
> > Rummy said that.
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