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Another N.C. home collapses into the sea, the third this year | Eight homes have now fallen into the sea in Rodanthe since 2020, and more remain vulnerable to higher tides and looming storms. (wapo.st)
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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm curious if the state couldn't declare imminent domain and remove the houses?

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 29 minutes ago

The state is required to pay the owners when they do that. If you just let them collapse, then they don't have to pay.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 20 minutes ago

So they're just not going to clean it up? Dear God.

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