Roadblocks in the fight against beach erosion in Rodanthe

[@NoName-ml5yk]

Taxpayers spending millions so a few wealthy people can live right on the beach. Sorry you need to pay for your own problems.

[@corrietapp3178]

Amen!

[@gabyfields3235]

I, as a taxpayer living inland in the boring Midwest, am NOT a stakeholder in Rodanthe! I refuse to pay for that lady who wants to wake up to a beach sunrise in her stilt-home! Let her and the Rodanthe taxpayers pay for that foolishness!

[@hebneh]

It's too late. All the sand pumping in the world, at huge cost, cannot stop this process. With hindsight, it's obvious that nothing should ever have been built on these skinny slivers of sand - barrier islands should have been used for public recreation with minimal construction on them, instead of being subdivided and sold to private owners. But as I said, it's too late now.

[@mikem4432]

exactly. They are good for camping and trailers.. that can MOVE in and out.

[@suspendeddisbelief786]

Money don't buy common sense.

[@davidwilliams9833]

Quit construction on barrier islands. They naturally shift. Giant sandbars !

[@jonathanmbwalker]

There once was a man from Nazareth that spoke about building your house and shaky sand.....

[@paulskopic5844]

That man provided a LOT of good information.

[@kimsmith6469]

Wow $150.000 just to move a house back 100 or more ft..crazy..but hey if you can afford a house on the beach you can afford to move it

[@ourfam6671]

They move it feet, it's dumb, they need to move it off the island, the whole thing will be gone very soon!

[@wmpmacm]

Just do not build on the beach. Problem solved.

[@morrisparrish76]

A move of a hundred feet ain’t gonna save you!

[@steve.2784]

Given the current erosion rate it should buy the owners about 6 years.

[@morrisparrish76]

“Buy” is the key word in your statement!

[@paulskopic5844]

Perhaps this is the reason Virginia never allowed development on the barrier islands?

[@mikem4432]

most of those properties are owned by LLC Rental corporations.. can you afford a 3 million dollar beach front 5 bedroom 4 bath house?? most cannot.. these are RENTAL UNITS there IS NO TOWN THERE. How can Rodanthe only have 200 residents?? most properties are LLC OWNED. ok? If these LLC corporations want a 400 million beach replenishment.. let them pay for it. Nobody is stopping them.

[@TheQueenRulesAll]

I think it is fine to build there as long as one doesn't use taxpayer dollars to help when it gets washed away. It is just wrong, imo, to get government help when the risk is already known. At some point, we need to take responsibility for our choices. No one has to live on a cliff or a beach. It is a luxury.

[@morrisparrish76]

Newsflash: you don’t have decades!

[@chrisarcher3133]

Firstly those houses should never have been built so close to the beach in the first place! Here in NZ you wouldn't get insurance for any houses built too close to the beach because mother nature always wins due to erosion!

[@jameshenderson7224]

Reminds me of the Travis Tritt song. Lord have mercy on the working man. Rich people think poor people should foot the bill.

[@Gardens_of_Vanha_Talo_Soumi]

building in these precarious places is asinine. throwing millions into a useless battle against nature and common sense is beyone stupid

[@PortsmouthCherokee]

Dont worry. The ocean will delete all your problems very soon

[@rossiejackson5595]

Beach nourishment is a waste of money our currents down here wash it away ! The town of Rodanthe is not going anywhere

[@biglou9776]

Nature will win

[@vatitansbaseball]

My heart goes out to the families in Rodanthe, NC, who have lost their homes to the surf. It’s heartbreaking to see this happen. I’m also outraged that the building department continues to allow homes to be constructed so close to the ocean. This situation could have been avoided if proper precautions had been taken! If beach nurishment and its required 5 year maintenance is not in the budget then don't even consider issuing permits for construction so close to the ocean.

[@Reason4Termination]

How about not living on a sand bar? It was there to protect the land within.

[@rosesmith6208]

why dont they get together and get a private contractor to do refurbish? I was under the understanding rodanthe beaches are private no? if that is the case that might be why they dont want to do it. does anyone know for sure? I am sure they can get a bidding war with rodanth by the residents to get a reasonable price for refurbishment.

[@parapoliticos52]

30 000 000$ divided by 200 = 150 000$ What's that? 300-400 000$ per family?

[@JustinSpence-xf9wi]

cannot fix stupid...want everyone else t pay for their bad decisions

[@Possumsarepeopletoo]

No state or federal money for beach renourishment .

[@virginia3222]

Since Rodanthe has only 200 residents, they should just be offered government money to relocate. Cart away all their stuff and homes and make a public beach and recreation area. If they allocate millions for beach replenishment and it benefits only a few people (and for only a few years) it would look really bad. Like a huge waste of resources.

[@auntiem71]

Raise taxes ? 😮

[@hatteraslighthouse]

It's a barrier island - shifting sand is normal - folks should be prepared for this and move their houses accordingly - if they can't move them, they should pay to have them dismantled before the sea takes them.

[@johnsweeney6072]

Move next to a freeway expect traffic if you move to the beach expect water 💦 😂

[@mondoenterprises6710]

You can't fight OBX Mother Nature with sand or a hardened shoreline. I been watching it happen since 1980. It's all breaking up in real time now. But they been telling us it since 1990.

[@netposerx]

Same. Growing up in Chesapeake, VA and surfing the OBX since I don't understand why they keep building right on the beach.

[@PedroCruz-zq1qc]

Only fools build in flood zones

[@jhar6119]

Why build on a sandbar?

[@AshleySpeaks4U]

Should probably get some basalt boulders.

[@dearfinesoul]

Rich people in crisis 🥱

[@louisstennes3]

Why should taxpayers (federal,state,local) pay for someone else's property. I have flood insurance as a precaution but I don't live in a flood plain. If I needed a new roof, I pay for it unless it was covered by insurance which I pay for. If you want sand, but the sand and truck it in.

[@littledorrit6819]

Why are these houses not dismantled before the collapse into the sea? Careless.

[@kswaim5003]

Insurance won't pay unless property is taken by the sea.

[@suspendeddisbelief786]

I thought the saying was have dominion over certain things, not over everything.

[@johnr5252]

NO! This is not a taxpayer problem. You built in a hazardous area that is subject to erosion, you deal with it. I love all the Republicans who rail about ‘socialism’ but are quick to hold out their hand looking for taxpayer help.

[@NoName-ml5yk]

Lol. You think only Republicans hold out there hand when it's in their interest? Look at all the rich democrat celebrities that talk nonstop about climate change, but own multiple properties, oversized mansions, and think nothing of chartering fossil fuel private jets and yachts to take a few people half way around the world. Because that's so good for the environment. Human nature is universal. Time to stop being so divisive.

[@NicholsonNeisler-fz3gi]

Hope he didn't pay too much

[@myopinioncountsmost2419]

Your tax dollars should pay for rich elitists' ocean front homes.

[@igit_7296]

We need to get big government out of the way and let the free market solve this, because it most certainly would. A company like FEMA could come in and fix everything, probably. But we can because of woke regulations.

[@dmw4914]

A republican voting state needs to enjoy what they vote for

[@WeBeeJamming]

There has never been a bigger "ditto" in all of mankind.

[@catbarrett3492]

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@kimsmith6469]

N.C IS A BLUE STATE 💙💙 GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT 🙄🙄