Reed: No CdA Flood In My 58 Years

After years of receiving a passing grade for safety from the Army Corps, our local dike was examined by an independent contractor who found over 100 flaws in the dikes’s structure and then recommended the city should remove all the trees. It’s another Alice in Wonderland moment. First the verdict, and then the trial. The trees must go, but the Army Corps admits there is no scientific evidence to suggest our trees are destabilizing the dike. That’s yet to be determined. Let me be clear. The real, everyday issue is not flood prevention but the prevention of high flood insurance rates. A major flood has not come in the 58 years that my husband, Scott, and I have lived in Coeur d’Alene, and it may not come within our lifetimes/ Mary Lou Reed , Inlander. More here. H/T: Terry Harris, KEA Blog

Question: Are you willing to sacrifice the trees along the Dike Road (NIC’s Rosenberry Drive) to protect the home insurance rates of Fortgrounds residents?