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Re:California Is Built to Burn by nradov on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:42PM (#24694010)
If we're talking about New Almaden, it isn't even a city. Just an unincorporated small community in Santa Clara county. There is no realistic way to fund major fire safety projects there. The county is tapped out, there is no way to raise taxes significantly, and other more heavily populated areas have higher priority.
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Re:California Is Built to Burn by novok on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @05:29AM (#24696042)
We made roads & electric services to that place, I think a small gravel firebreak for their small community is not so much of a stretch.
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Re:California Is Built to Burn by RhysU on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @12:04AM (#24694582)
Sure there's a way to finance it! Make everyone else in the country subsidize New Almaden! Works for hurricane and tornado areas too!
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