Like any claim made on damages, any insurance company will only restore something to the original condition in most cases. Whether this is paid for by FEMA or by the City of Laconia, it will still be tax dollars paying for this.
I'm under the impression that either the bridge could have been better engineered or could have been better maintained or BOTH. (My bet would be on "both"). I agree with kjbathe's post, too.
FEMA seems to be considering paying for restoration only and not "restoration AND improvements" made to the structure. It will be interesting to see the outcome of this... FEMA is usual fair (notice I didn't say "generous".)
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