Regardless of that, she should still be considered brilliant. I mean, how was she to know about the rising lake level? Nobody told her.
The mayor said the “first critical next step” is to secure the funding needed to bankroll a “needs assessment” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That report will pinpoint “future work” to protect the lakefront and preserve it.
The mayor said the “first critical next step” is to secure the funding needed to bankroll a “needs assessment” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That report will pinpoint “future work” to protect the lakefront and preserve it.
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Colonel Aaron Reisinger, left, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, center, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, survey the damage done to the lakefront at La Rabida Park. The rising lake level, which is caused by the melting ice caps, is Trumps fault.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Friday put a $25 million price tag on the January storm damage to Chicago’s lakefront and asked for a quick emergency declaration from FEMA to free up federal resources to rebuild it.
With Lake Michigan already four inches above its 30-year high and more than five weeks of winter yet to go, Lightfoot said fast federal action is needed to free up funding for a job that Chicago simply cannot do alone.
The mayor said the “first critical next step” is to secure the funding needed to bankroll a “needs assessment” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That report will pinpoint “future work” to be done by the agency to protect the lakefront and preserve it for generations to come.
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City agencies have also joined forces on a “threat assessment” to identify “areas facing the most urgent risk,” the mayor said.
That includes South Shore and the north lakefront.
“We had … several blocks off the lakefront where the streets themselves were flooded. Property damage was being done to buildings,” the mayor told reporters at a news conference at La Rabida Hospital, 6501 S. Promontory Dr.
“And on the North Side, we’ve just seen beaches disappear and flooding in underground garages. We have some concerns about what’s happening to the foundations of different buildings. It’s an issue up and down the lakefront. Those areas that were already reinforced are holding and the system is working. But we have a lot more lakefront that’s not covered.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Friday put a $25 million price tag on the January storm damage to Chicago’s lakefront and asked for a quick emergency declaration from FEMA to free up federal resources to rebuild it.
With Lake Michigan already four inches above its 30-year high and more than five weeks of winter yet to go, Lightfoot said fast federal action is needed to free up funding for a job that Chicago simply cannot do alone.
The mayor said the “first critical next step” is to secure the funding needed to bankroll a “needs assessment” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That report will pinpoint “future work” to be done by the agency to protect the lakefront and preserve it for generations to come.
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City agencies have also joined forces on a “threat assessment” to identify “areas facing the most urgent risk,” the mayor said.
That includes South Shore and the north lakefront.
“We had … several blocks off the lakefront where the streets themselves were flooded. Property damage was being done to buildings,” the mayor told reporters at a news conference at La Rabida Hospital, 6501 S. Promontory Dr.
“And on the North Side, we’ve just seen beaches disappear and flooding in underground garages. We have some concerns about what’s happening to the foundations of different buildings. It’s an issue up and down the lakefront. Those areas that were already reinforced are holding and the system is working. But we have a lot more lakefront that’s not covered.”
25 million for the city to piss away, just release more water from the lake sending it down stream.
ReplyDeleteMight as well request $50M. Or $75M. Doubling or tripling the original amount for a Fed "rescue" is always how it goes, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteIsn't Lori required to ask JB to request Trump for FEMA?
ReplyDeleteShoreline erosion does not affect 19th Ward taxpayers. Let the users pay for repairs and remediation.
ReplyDeleteWhen your house and entitled blocks of the 19th Ward get wiped out by a tornado, remember this.
DeleteWe buy insurance for tornadoes.
DeleteIs it tornados or tornadoes? Tomatoes or tomatoes?
DeleteLightfoot the Clown is a disgrace!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you. Groot didn't get the bear.
ReplyDeleteStart a pipeline to the southwest sell that fresh water get that level down and refill Lake Mead.
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