Argentine Under Water

A glimpse at one of our favorite neighborhoods desperately waiting for local government rescue . . . 

"The neighborhood association president wants the UG's elected officials to get more involved with Argentine, including a budget consideration for infrastructure and an emergency fund to help families impacted by flooding.

"The Unified Government's public works director and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would not share the first draft of the engineer firm's report.

"However, they did say it will review whether the gate to one of the pumping stations not being fully closed prevented the station from being activated during the storm.

"The KC Levee project, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is making improvements to the pumping stations.

"Argentine's pump stations are old and have needed upgrades for decades."

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Officials acknowledge weeks-late report on Argentine flooding as 'failure'