What does Tampa do with all the water floods? (Miami: houses, employment)

[The Villages Guy]

Originally Posted by ropper111

So you guys don't ever go to S Tampa to hang out? I mean where else do you hang out? It is the coolest place in Tampa

Nope. No interest in it at all.

[VanHalen5150]

Originally Posted by ropper111

So you guys don't ever go to S Tampa to hang out? I mean where else do you hang out? It is the coolest place in Tampa

No, i'm not single or in my 20's... or in my 50's looking to cheat on my wife with a 20 something...

I have no reason to go to South Tampa... even if I did shop or visit there, I shouldnt be on the hook for fixing their problems

[tinytrump]

Officials say Miami Beach pumps are temporary fix to flooding | News - Home

$15 million worth of pumps placed throughout city "Last year, we had water up to knees – it was all over the place," said Florida International University professor Robert Gutsche. "The city is now doing a wonderful job."

So there can be some relief. I moved away-as I worked close westshore sometimes take me over 1 hour to travel 8 miles to work in car- should have bought a kayak--

[VanHalen5150]

Originally Posted by tinytrump

Officials say Miami Beach pumps are temporary fix to flooding | News - Home

$15 million worth of pumps placed throughout city "Last year, we had water up to knees – it was all over the place," said Florida International University professor Robert Gutsche. "The city is now doing a wonderful job."

So there can be some relief. I moved away-as I worked close westshore sometimes take me over 1 hour to travel 8 miles to work in car- should have bought a kayak--

And they are denying climate change...

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by tinytrump

Officials say Miami Beach pumps are temporary fix to flooding | News - Home

$15 million worth of pumps placed throughout city "Last year, we had water up to knees – it was all over the place," said Florida International University professor Robert Gutsche. "The city is now doing a wonderful job."

So there can be some relief. I moved away-as I worked close westshore sometimes take me over 1 hour to travel 8 miles to work in car- should have bought a kayak--

maybe residents of the city limits ought to be taxed to pay for such equipment to clear out their streets once every couple of years when they get flooded......

[VanHalen5150]

Originally Posted by BucFan

maybe residents of the city limits ought to be taxed to pay for such equipment to clear out their streets once every couple of years when they get flooded......

No... local residents should be charged. This is not a city-wide issue. People locally affected should have to pay for these improvements.

If I choose wisely to build a home in a high area away from flooding with good infrastructure, why should I pay to subsidize someone who purposely chose to live in an area known for flooding?

That would be like making me, who lives in Westchase, pay for something built down in Ruskin, just because I am a resident of Hillsborough County...

[DUNNDFRNT]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

I agree. Just add 4k a year to their prop tax bill. Let them pay to live in rich land.

It's either 4k a year for S Tampa residents or $10 county wide, which makes most sense?. It's not like we can stop all the through traffic we get from people going from mcdill or westshore to all points. At the end of the day most S Tampa residents figure out which roads to avoid fairly quick so I could care less if anything it gives me an excuse to go to work late and leave early.
The funny thing is if they started issuing resident stickers so all others have to pay for parking or a local payroll tax people from other parts of Tampa would be up on arms.

[VanHalen5150]

Originally Posted by DUNNDFRNT

It's either 4k a year for S Tampa residents or $10 county wide, which makes most sense?. It's not like we can stop all the through traffic we get from people going from mcdill or westshore to all points. At the end of the day most S Tampa residents figure out which roads to avoid fairly quick so I could care less if anything it gives me an excuse to go to work late and leave early.
The funny thing is if they started issuing resident stickers so all others have to pay for parking or a local payroll tax people from other parts of Tampa would be up on arms.

Unless you are a resident, you would have no reason to park on residential streets...

Westshore is a state road, MacDill is not. So there is some differences. And no, countywide residents should not be paying for South Tampa flooding...

[flyboytampabay]

Originally Posted by VanHalen5150

And they are denying climate change...

Here comes the climate change wacko's. Its hot climate change, its cold climate change, it rains climate change, it snows climate change, The climate is in a constant state of change and has been for millions of years. It is rain caused by a low pressure system. It happens and will happen again.

[BucFan]

Gators starting to show up in the oddest places w/ the floods