Emergency Housing
Am on a roll today, 2 postings!
It seems that the government, both federal and state(s) have no plans for emergency housing (aside from emergency shelters) for a million or more evacuees (note, not refugees, but evacuees). What happens when a massive hurricane hits a populated area like Florida and wipes out the homes of a million or more citizens? Or, if a massive tsunami or earthquake devastates the West Coast of the United States and 5 million or more citizens are homeless?
As a short term solution to this problem, military bases recently closed and pending closure that has housing and billets could be used as temporary quarters for homeless citizens. On many military bases, once closed have homes that are eventually razed or left without maintenance and rots for years until razed. Such homes located at closed bases that are identified as with the infrastructure to temporarily house citizens who lost homes due to disasters could be maintained for a period of time for such housing emergencies.
At Tustin MCAS, in California, once the base was closed the almost new homes (several hundred) were left to rot for 5 years or more until the base was finally turned over to the City of Tustin and sold to developers. Those homes could have been used as temporary homes for evacuees during those 5 years should the need arose. If, that is, the homes were maintained to be ready for occupancy with minimum preparation.
Bases within the interior of the United States have been closed or are scheduled for closure can be identified and housing maintained for disaster housing until such a time when the local authorities take over the property.
The country needs emergency housing for at least a million citizens. Disasters happen and the country needs to be prepared.
It seems that the government, both federal and state(s) have no plans for emergency housing (aside from emergency shelters) for a million or more evacuees (note, not refugees, but evacuees). What happens when a massive hurricane hits a populated area like Florida and wipes out the homes of a million or more citizens? Or, if a massive tsunami or earthquake devastates the West Coast of the United States and 5 million or more citizens are homeless?
As a short term solution to this problem, military bases recently closed and pending closure that has housing and billets could be used as temporary quarters for homeless citizens. On many military bases, once closed have homes that are eventually razed or left without maintenance and rots for years until razed. Such homes located at closed bases that are identified as with the infrastructure to temporarily house citizens who lost homes due to disasters could be maintained for a period of time for such housing emergencies.
At Tustin MCAS, in California, once the base was closed the almost new homes (several hundred) were left to rot for 5 years or more until the base was finally turned over to the City of Tustin and sold to developers. Those homes could have been used as temporary homes for evacuees during those 5 years should the need arose. If, that is, the homes were maintained to be ready for occupancy with minimum preparation.
Bases within the interior of the United States have been closed or are scheduled for closure can be identified and housing maintained for disaster housing until such a time when the local authorities take over the property.
The country needs emergency housing for at least a million citizens. Disasters happen and the country needs to be prepared.
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