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Why development pressure conflicts with safety planning

I am the emergency management director and the mayor wants me to approve permits for a new subdivision in the flood zone because it will bring in tax revenue but I know those homes will flood within ten years and I will be the one coordinating the rescues.

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You're being pushed to approve homes in a flood zone you'll later have to rescue people from.

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“Where Are You with Public Safety — Emergency Management?”

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