as memory of a storm fades, so does twillingness to spend large amounts of money on preventative measures.

Galveston — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; any lingering hope of building a large, protective dike to mitigate storm surge along the upper Texas coast may have died with Hurricane Sandy's landfall near New York.

To read more on the storm's impact on Galveston, head to The Houston Chronicle's website: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Ike-Dike-may-be-among-Sandy-s-casualties-4005871.php