Locals noted that the $16 million project is meant for flooding or rain water issues (heavy rainfall can come off the mountain and accumulate in town), instead of ocean water problems eyed by the Army Corps plans.

So they’re climate change deniers…?

“77% of the people voted against the floodwall project.

Wow.

But opposition has mounted with residents concerned about how the cost would affect property taxes, the fact they’d have to cover the cost to maintain the floodwall as well as effects the barrier would have on beach views or access to the shore.

Alrighty then, enjoy watching house values drop and people abandon the area, leading to lower tax revenue and higher taxes.

“Long story short, it comes down to the fact that they’re looking to just roll it into our taxes, roll it into our responsibility,” said Longo, whose family has lived in Highlands since the 1950s.

It’s interesting that people who don’t live in a communist society expect others to bail them out.