Crop talks

Estimations for how high to elevate roads in a section of the Florida Keys are larger than expected and the cost is right with it. Some houses cannot be protected from this arising climate change with taxpayer. Results from the county’s sustainability director calculated costs for keeping a three mile stretch of road dry in the area in coming years. In 2025, it would cost $75 million. For 2045 it raises to $128 million. In 2060, the cost would be $181 million because of expected flooding. This would be to protect about 24 houses. Some residents want their property protected and express disappointment in the government. Others say they will leave if the government decides the area cannot be sustained.

Christopher Flavelle and Patricia Mazzei published this article today and started with the admittance that “not everyone can be saved.” They explained what Rhonda Haag had to say about estimation results and how saving everyone isn’t “doable.” Looking forward at how the sea will keep rising the county would not be able to justify spending millions of dollars. Flavelle and Mazzei got quotes from residents with different opinions and workers in the area. Quotes were throughout the article with various questions about the situation and what to tell residents. The writers introduced the situation and followed with possible outcomes and photos throughout.