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New Ramsey Floodplain Development


James Blonde

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Looks awesome.

Get it built.  Any flooding issues (which can be overcome in the design and build) will be the developers issue and if they are happy to take the risk with their own money by building them to sell then let them crack on and provide work for all the trades and new homes for people who want them, with the beneficiary of some hospitality facilities as well.

Stop complaining about everything and let them crack on.

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7 minutes ago, Ramseyboi said:

Jeez.  If centreparcs were prepared to build a huge development near Ramsey with all hospitality outsourced to local businesses, and free travel to the island for anyone wanting to stay there the people of Ramsey would still complain.

You're happy building it on a flood plain? Any measures to keep the water off there will force the problem up or down stream and make it worse elsewhere. 

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1 minute ago, Ramseyboi said:

People build on areas that might flood a couple of times a year all the time.  It is not like it is metres of water.

Even Ramsey Wilf has just been on Mannin Line saying he is in favour as long as the raise the ground level a bit

If you're happy with that then fair enough. Let them crack on with it. 

It just doesn't seem wise. But I wait to be proven right/wrong. 

Ramsey Wilf? Is he still knocking about?! 

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1 hour ago, James Blonde said:

They won't get insurance if it repeatedly floods. See the problems people in Glen Road Laxey have been encountering trying to find home insurance. 

But by definition a new home won't have flooded will it? Those in Laxey were existing and down to DoI/contractor negligence/incompotence.

Again caveat emptor.

 

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15 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said:

But by definition a new home won't have flooded will it? Those in Laxey were existing and down to DoI/contractor negligence/incompotence.

Again caveat emptor.

 

So they'll get insurance until the land floods. Then after the first flooding they'll be in the same boat (or not) as the people in Laxey, rinse and repeat. 

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I know it's one of my pet tinfoil hat topics, but does nobody else see a complete disconnect between this (and similar proposals) and the clear and present danger (allegedly) of climate change and rising sea levels?

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