QuoteCould Florida Survive the Big One?
As Hurricane Ike barrels toward South Florida, Americans can be sure they won't have to endure another catastrophic failure of a hurricane protection system. That's because South Florida doesn't have a hurricane protection system. As South Floridians like to say: Ay dios mio! Ike is now scheduled to pass just south of Miami as a Category 4 storm; National Hurricane Center researchers recently concluded that a Cat 4 hitting Miami could cause $70 billion in damage. To use another South Florida-ism: Oy vey!
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We've been telling them they should have built those towers on the St. Johns River front in Jacksonville! Get ready for the next land rush!
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QuoteGet ready for the next land rush!
Jax isn't a land rush candidate - slow and steady seems to be it's hallmark.
It could be, IMO. South Florida is purging residents and the Northeasterners are still flocking to Florida. One good hurricane hit in South Florida could turn a lot of interests our way. Not to mention our economy is very strong, diverse, resilient and cost of living still relatively low. We just need to be "discovered".