Lawsuit Over Shoreline Development
The National Wildlife Federation is suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over shoreline development in the Puget Sound region. The suit claims shoreline development is being improperly managed and is therefore a threat to endangered species.
The lawsuit seeks to prohibit the sale of flood insurance along the shoreline. This prohibition would apply to development in flood zones. And the entire Port Angeles waterfront is a flood zone.
The City of Port Angeles is joining about a dozen other cities to fight this lawsuit.
The lawsuit seeks to prohibit the sale of flood insurance along the shoreline. This prohibition would apply to development in flood zones. And the entire Port Angeles waterfront is a flood zone.
The City of Port Angeles is joining about a dozen other cities to fight this lawsuit.
posted by Tom Harper at 1:55 AM
10 Comments:
If I was an insurance company I wouldn't insure those in flood zones.
Once again, Port Angeles shows the world it cares about the environment it so heavily relies upon.
IANAL but the operative words here seem to be, "Puget Sound region".
Is Port Angeles REALLY in the Puget Sound "region"?
Whos definition of what constitutes the Puget S. region; the NWF? ...FEMA?
I find it a real hard stretch to say that Port Ang is in the Puget S. region for purposes of this lawsuit.
I'll just ASSume that you know this is the case Tom.
Related?- I'm all for anything that would stop the local Syndicate from any further "enhancement" of the waterfront here.
This is a travesty for the way it was done. This late item did not appear on the meeting agenda; the public knew nothing about it, and the council was told by staff that it was urgent for them to vote on it right then. Shades of HarborWorks tactics!
Shame on the council for allowing themselves to be railroaded into voting for this and committing public money to a lawsuit before the public or even the council members themselves had a chance to study the issues and do a cost/benefit analysis of whether it would be worth the city's money to participate. It is not as if the views of cities will not be represented in the lawsuit. Other cities with deeper pockets and more population base are already in it.
I vote to restore our waterfront and stream systems in our developed areas in the same manner the Elwha river is being restored. In ten years the majority of people around here will feel that way, as they will see the many benefits from the Elwha project. In 50 years, if we haven't sucked most of the life out of the oceans, they will erect statues in our honor, giving thanks for the abundant protein that swims up the many streams through the city of PA.
HWGA-
Isn't that the way anything of any consequience is done here and in D.C. and damn near everywhere now?
From top to bottom, gogs own country is now a corporate criminal enterprise.
Leave it to the City of PA to throw away more public money on lawyers and legal fees. City officials love excuses to travel to Seattle and Olympia and beyond and hobnob with lawyers and people they they are bigwigs and make themselves feel important. Gotta bolster those small town egos at public expense!
Like this issue is not going to be resolved without Port Angeles spending money on it!
City staff continues to control the city council.
And you thought you got to elect your representatives! Silly people, government is for career staff.
We cannot afford to waste precious dollars on joining as a "me-too" tag along with a dozen others who only want cities like Port Angeles to join in the lawsuit so that they can get others to help split the legal costs. Let the bigger, richer cities carry this forward without having Port Angeles citizens paying for it too. The outcome of the case will not hinge upon whether Port Angeles' name is on the caption.
The City council is going to re-consider this issue at the next meeting, Feb. 7th.
Show up, and let them know how you feel.
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