tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367405.post447644240217208684..comments2023-10-16T06:03:52.653-04:00Comments on Causa Nostrae Laetitiae: More Looking into the pork in the stimulus packageLeticiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170455690163831806noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367405.post-31606974574830382982009-02-07T10:55:00.000-05:002009-02-07T10:55:00.000-05:00Fort Worth, TXTrinity River Vision Flood Control &...Fort Worth, TX<BR/>Trinity River Vision Flood Control & Related Projects: Utility Relocations ($60.0M); Police & Fire Training Center Relocation Phase 1&2 ($111.50); Bypass Channel Arterial Bridges ($90.0M); Riverside WWTP Environmental Remediation & Park Restoration (<BR/><BR/>$383,500,000.00 - 4794 jobs - CDBG Program<BR/><BR/>No, No, No... this is pork. The flooding problem is with the arterial waterways that feed the Trinity. This is "Decorative" flood control and has been an under the radar earmark for years! This is "Elective River Surgery" and insurance or Fed Money should not cover it. The foundation of this project is land acquisition and eminent domain abuse enabled by a local, state and federal group of politicians who have manipulated the legal process in order to expand the Central City area by taking land at at bargain in the name of Flood Control. This is a land and development scheme that is full of cronyism, nepotism, and half truths. The project claims that the river is at risk to flooding and shows pictures of te 1949 flood as a fear tactic. The River levee system was put in place following that flood event and has works like a charm even in the heaviest rain to fall here in 100 years. The Corp of Engineers estimated within the last decade or so, that all the river levee system needed was 9 million dollars to repair in areas that needed from 2 to 4 feet of levee surface to protect from the Standard Project Flood, as required. From 9 million to 383.5 million is a lot of added cash and it is centered around Special Interest! This is exactly what needs to be eliminated from this bill. The Tarrant County area is tragically behind to the tune of 1 billion dollars in street and drainage repairs. It is precisely this arterial drainage that presents a threat to life, property and downstream flooding into Arlington... not the Trinity River and it's effective levee system that needs the 9 million dollar repair!!!!<BR/><BR/>http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/view/5500?disqus_reply=6067972#comment-6067972<BR/><BR/>Here is the link! Now it's your turn.<BR/><BR/>Let me know if there are other commissions watching out for Pork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com