• n2burns@lemmy.ca
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      I agree this seems low, but this is just a settlement with the city. Hopefully they’ll get more from other organizations.

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      One of the many things that suck about these situations is that the money comes from the community, so they get the worst outcomes on both sides no matter what.

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        It comes from the insurance companies pocket to whom the community has been paying premium for a long time. It has been paid for such an eventuality. Maybe the premium might go up a bit but the whole amount doesnt come from communities pocket.

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          Communities will pay well over 2 million in increasing premiums assuming they can even get insurance after this.

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            Eventually with decent preventive measures that too can come down. The need is political will to change.

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          Well that’s true in many cases, and may well be in this case. In some though, the city is self insured, in which case it comes from a fund set aside by the city. In others, if not covered by insurance, it can come from the coffers directly. So directly or indirectly - immediately or paid over time, it still comes from the community.

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            The news article mentioned that the settlement was reached between the city, the families and the insurers.