Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith
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If the money is appropriated, then Congress would expect us to spend it. We'll cross that bridge when we get there.
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Things just changed. I liked it. I even went to a store and bought a pair of orange cords.
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The Katrina cottages plan is central to us. Until we get the housing resolved, that really is the foundation of recovery.
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On the Coast you're going to have thousands of homeowners that want to rebuild. If the home is gone, there's nothing to elevate, so we're making the argument that they should pay for the foundation and a portion of the cost of the new house.
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We don't want them to evacuate the Coast, if you will, and be replaced with high-rise condominiums.
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We're proposing a new model of housing, to replace 20,000 FEMA trailers in our communities with something akin to the Katrina Cottage. They're more livable and more in keeping with our coastal architecture. They're safer and can be anchored on elevated foundations.
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When I came here I was feeling pretty strong about South Carolina. I knew I needed to take this visit just to be sure, so that I came here and saw it and made a good decision.