-Caveat Lector- ...And what about the multi-million-dollar condos on Hilton Head? Shouldn't we deny *them* flood insurance as well? Do I smell an AGENDA here?? Stay tuned... =============================================== S.C. Lawmaker Wants Farmers Moved from Coast SUMTER, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina state senator wants the federal government to eliminate disaster aid for farmers who build on flood plains. "We need to help, but we don't need to help them toward a disastrous event," said Sen. Phil Leventis, a Democrat. "And if they build in a flood plain, it will happen again." Leventis said he wants to discourage growth in low-lying areas that flood often. Flooding in coastal North Carolina from Hurricane Floyd "has created a public health and environmental crisis," Leventis said in a letter to South Carolina's congressional delegation this week. The concentrated animal production facilities and factory hog and poultry operations in North Carolina have created major health hazards because flood water has washed away litter piles, waste and animal carcasses. "Hundreds of millions of gallons of manure have mixed with flood waters," Leventis said. "At least 500,000 hogs and more than 4 million chickens and turkeys have drowned," he said. "More may be dying of starvation, as their owners cannot reach their barns to feed them." Many of the large confined animal feeder operations are far enough from the coast to avoid a direct hit from a hurricane, but flooding still is a problem, he said. "It would be foolish indeed for us to provide federal money to rebuild in areas that aren't adequate," he said. Leventis said he does not want to deny flood victims federal and state aid for repairs, but wants better planning. "I know they've experienced a disaster, but by the same token, it just doesn't make good sense to spend relief money on an effort just to go back in the future and make the same repairs," he said. In 1996, Leventis worked with the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Southern Environmental Law Center to create similar legislation in South Carolina that set boundaries for farmers to protect the state from costly disasters. "It is in large part because of this law, areas of our coast are not in the same tragic situation that communities in the North Carolina coastal plain find themselves today," he said. The issue has become more important as the level of flooding has increased in recent years, he said. More development has made it harder for water to drain. Copyright 1999 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ======================= Robert F. Tatman Computer Help Desk Desktop & LAN Services Systems Department Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 215.854.2729 215.854.2788 The contents of this message represent the opinion only of the writer, and may not be construed to indicate the endorsement of Knight-Ridder, Inc.; Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.; The Philadelphia Inquirer; or the Philadelphia Daily News. "Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
