The facts are yelling at us

Some facts are unpleasant. They remain facts.

Imagine if county and city officials had been warned in advance before the devastating floods here in 2015 and 2016 – told the floods were coming and told there was a clear solution to avoid the loss of life and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage the floods would cause.

Let’s say the recommendations came from a group of 20 locally respected meteorologists, civil engineers and hydrologists. Eighteen agreed the floods were coming and that there was an urgent need to prepare immediately. One was unsure, and one disagreed.