It would be very detrimental to the environment and perhaps even a risk to public health to close infrastructure without having sustainable alternatives in place," said McDougall.
In addition, main transportation routes have been closed and infrastructure destroyed.
As public schools are increasing class sizes and dropping music and arts programs, firehouses are being closed and infrastructure is failing, how does being the host of the Olympic Games makes economic sense?
The second task is to close the infrastructure gap and strengthen transport links and energy supplies.
Ms. Van Balen will pay $425,000 for her five-acre parcel, taking advantage of a 10percentt discount for buyers who will close before infrastructure is in place.
Project Kenai's domain will be closed and the infrastructure will be continue to be used under NetBeans.org.org
And Morgan Stanley recently closed on a $4 billion infrastructure fund, nearly twice what it had sought to raise.
The Texas Department of Transportation, which has 1,200 people on the ground assisting in rescue efforts and repairing the state's storm-battered infrastructure, has closed 509 state roadways.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation FBII) says it was only conducting an "assessment" of a potential threat to existing infrastructure and closed the book on the matter after deciding no threat was posed.
"It has destroyed many of our hard-fought development gains, wreaked havoc on our economy, exposed the weakness of our public health systems, interrupted our infrastructure development, closed schools, restrained travel and shattered the lives of our people," Sirleaf said.
