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FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’

"The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The state’s Republican politicians are fighting back."

"FEMA’s notorious 50 percent rule stipulates that if a home in a flood zone suffers damages worth more than half its value, it must be torn down and rebuilt so it’s elevated above flood level. "

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https://grist.org/housing/lee-county-florida-fema-hurricane-ian-flood-insurance/

FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’

The Biden administration is punishing Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. Florida’s Republican politicians are fighting back.

^{Jake Bittle (Grist)}