According to a recent report from the Harris County Flood Control District, as much as $660 million in federal funding for post-Harvey flood projects could be in jeopardy.
And once again, it all points back to local Democrats, who are in control.
“After a certain point you’ve just to blame it on incompetence” said Charles Blain, president of Urban Reform, “I mean, this is just an abject failure by the county.”
Not by Harris County voters, who approved the projects back in 2018 with a $2.5 billion dollar flood control bond. The federal dollars are contingent on the projects being completed.
“These are projects that we passed back in 2018 with that flood bond, and we get matching funds from the federal government to then complete them, because obviously they’re very expensive projects” Blain told KTRH, “But yet, here we are years removed and out of the 28 that they had listed, one of them has broken ground.”
Voters also approved a Democrat majority in Harris County, and now we are left with the consequences.
“Sadly, those of us living here are going to have to deal with these poor decisions that have been made over these past couple of years” noted Blain, “If something were to happen now, we are unprepared for that, and that is because of the leadership that we have in the county.”
The deadline to complete the projects is 2028, although local officials are hoping for an extension.