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  • From: Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Homestead] Your wasted tax dollars at work
  • Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 10:50:36 -0700



Hurricane-Proof?


Published: September 9, 2004


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To the Editor:

Florida's hurricane-induced mess (news article, Sept. 7) brought back memories of my years on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

Located in "Typhoon Alley," Okinawa gets hit with four or five typhoons a year. Unlike the situation in Florida, things are generally back to normal within hours or days, depending on the typhoon's strength.

Why? Houses and even roofs are made of reinforced concrete, and many utility lines are located underground. This protects local residents not only from the effects of typhoons, but also from another ever-present threat: earthquakes.

Perhaps these Okinawa building techniques can be studied and used by Florida builders to lessen the effect of future hurricanes.

Russ Maheras
Highwood, Ill., Sept. 7, 2004

tvoivozhd---as a former tract-developer and builder, and owner of two insurance brokerages, I find it incomprehensible that the Feds and Statd government continue to reward substandard construction incapable of withstanding the ravages of constantly recurring hurricanes and floods.

Except for building concrete domes, few structures will survive a tornado, but all others are easily designed and constructed to easily handle hurricanes and banning flood-zone housing will reduce the multi-billion annual losses to a relatively trivial amount.

Your (wasted) tax dollars at work.





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