Yesterday's summer storm should clearly point out to everyone in the metro how hopelessly out of date and in need of repair KC's Sewer/Storm system has become . . . There was not a low lying area in the city that did not become an impromptu pool as more than a hundred motorists were left stranded. Obviously, the rain gardens didn't do that much good and are still rather ugly if you ask me . . . Only an out of touch old bag would think that something as pretty and useless as flowers would solve the 3 BILLION dollar crisis coming KC's way.
Still, if this town follows its normal course of action then I guess we might as well start building some high dollar attraction in lieu of actually dealing with the problem. I think resurrecting the aquarium idea might be in order seeing as how new underwater visitors to the city might be able to teach us something about adapting.
Anyway, thankfully and strangely nobody died during yesterday's torrential downpour. Hopefully, what happened was that all the illusions regarding Mayor Kay and City Council were washed away . . . They have failed this city in every respect and with any luck a tide of angry voters will rise up and wash them away . . . However, with election day turnout down to a trickle I wouldn't count on it and politicos have always done a great job (with the help of local MSM) of drowning out the concerns of citizens in this town.
If you had voted for the rolling roof, it would have covered the city and protected us from the rain.
ReplyDeleteThere's 1.5M in PIAC money going to the new Red Bridge over the Blue River. Seems like that could be put to better use for something that is actually needed, say, storm sewers.
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