for a flood detection and warning system.
Locals had long been aware of the need for such a system, but they balked at the cost. They did not want to tax themselves, and they even refused to accept federal money for it.
That’s right - federal money, some of it from California taxpayers – would have funded a much-needed system that would have saved lives. But the residents of Kerr county knew better. Here’s a quote taken from The Texas Tribune:
“I’m here to ask this court today to send this money back to the Biden administration, which I consider to be the most criminal treasonous communist government ever to hold the White House,” one resident told commissioners in April 2022, fearing strings were attached to the money.
And here’s another one:
“We don't want to be bought by the federal government, thank you very much,” another resident told commissioners. “We'd like the federal government to stay out of Kerr County and their money.”
(Apologies if anyone previously posted about this topic, I don’t always stay current on this board).