"If we want to build a lasting legacy for our descendants, we should do so on the plentiful land that is in no danger from the sea." That’s the ending of a July 1 editorial in New Scientist Magazine, "Now is the time to prepare for the great floods". (reprinted below)In Florida we are not even close to "acting" on land use restrictions for new development in future flood plains. I served as Mayor
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