On Thursday, September 08, 2011 5:21 PM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> On 9/8/2011 4:58 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > Hey, Joel! Welcome back.
>
> Indeed! Nice to 'hear' from you. I've thought of you occasionally as
> flooding has gripped much of the nation. Seems you
> were OK this time?
Nice of you to think of it, Moose. The river is fine. People have been
more of a problem. Our city has tried to take a heavy hand it reshaping
lives and property in the name of flood mitigation. They actually
proposed putting a levee under our road to protect our neighbors in
condominium-ville across the road. This would effectively put us on the
wet side of the levee and make it extremely difficult to get in and out
of our homes. This proposal was granted in the 11th hour just before the
election almost a year ago. The proposal actually hid the fact that our
neighborhood exists! We could not actually get HUD or the state agency
that granted the award to rescind the funds, but they have made the city
hire a firm to do a thorough study of the effect of a levee on our
neighborhood. I am cautiously optimistic because as time has passed
more opposition to the levee has grown in the community. But my time
off the list has been devoted significantly to fighting city hall.
> > Just in time to help keep him in line. :-)
>
> Worth the effort?
Can the leopard change his spots?
Joel W.
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