Flood Mitigation Costs for Flood Fringe Properties



Hello Neighbors,

It is my opinion that each individual flood fringe property should receive full compensation from the Government for government mandated minimum flood mitigation measures. I realise the cost will vary from property to property. This would put each property on equal footing and therefore no notation on the land titles would be applied.

At the Blackfoot meeting, the provincial government representatives talked about choice; however, that was obviously rhetoric as flood fringe property owners do not have a choice in investing in the minimum flood mitigation measures if we would one day like to sell our properties. The respentatives also spoke about market value determining house prices, normally true. It is not true if your property or your neighbors have notations against the land titles or if it is not possible for the buyers to receive mortgages or proper insurance.

Of course, all these points are moot if the government again decides to play the odds, ignore upstream flood mitigation measures and again endanger our lives and properties. They have had eight years since we rebuilt after 2005 and nothing has been done.

I am at a loss for ideas for flood way property owners.

Mimi Reichenbach

229 39th Ave SW,

235 39th Ave SW

239 39th Ave SW