Scott Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Anthony Grande moved away from Fort Myers three years ago in large part because of the hurricane risk. He has lived in southwest Florida for nearly 19 years, had experienced Hurricanes Charley in 2004 and Irma in 2017 and saw what stronger storms could do to the coast. Grande told CNN he wanted to find a new home where developers prioritized climate resiliency in a state that is increasingly vulnerable to record-breaking storm surge, catastrophic wind and historic rainfall. What he found was Babcock Ranch — only 12 miles northeast of Fort Myers, yet seemingly light years away. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/02/us/solar-babcock-ranch-florida-hurricane-ian-climate/index.htm/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 With the added bonus of local jobs created to install and maintain the solar power grid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Building to withstand storms is entirely possible- ask the inhabitants of Darwin about that. It probably costs a lot more to do so, which is why developers are possibly not too keen on doing so. It has to be a government mandate, or it's likely not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Building to withstand storms is entirely possible- ask the inhabitants of Darwin about that. It probably costs a lot more to do so, which is why developers are possibly not too keen on doing so. It has to be a government mandate, or it's likely not going to happen. Erm,,,, we know. Babcock Ranch demonstrated it can be done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Building to withstand storms is entirely possible- ask the inhabitants of Darwin about that. It probably costs a lot more to do so, which is why developers are possibly not too keen on doing so. It has to be a government mandate, or it's likely not going to happen. It's the height of irresponsibility that the state and it's counties allowed subdivisions to be built on manmade canels, at sea level, along the coast of hurricane alley. Gov should help those on the margins but the others who made ill-conceived decisions on where to build should be on their own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post farmerjo Posted October 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 9:33 PM, Chomper Higgot said: With the added bonus of local jobs created to install and maintain the solar power grid. Your right there. By the time it is full of houses over 600 acres of panels will be required. Babcock Ranch is a new master-planned community under development on the Lee and Charlotte County line in Southwest Florida. With 18,000 acres of land, Babcock Ranch is an area larger than Manhattan that will accommodate 19,000 homes and 50,000 residents when completed. The community is the first fully solar powered city in the nation. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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