New Orleans de je vue in Galveston

Forrest Wilder’s Texas Observer Blog about high end housing construction on Galveston Island is well worth reading.

There should be a lot of thought devoted to the extent to which public relief funds are used to support redevelopment of expensive sea-side housing on Galveston Island in areas that lie only a few feet above sea level and are not protected by a seawall.

This is shaping up just like the post Katrina New Orleans discussion that was never resolved.