Gambit Commentary - "Reform the Corps Now"
I regret not having written on this blog in several weeks. It has not been for lack of interesting news and material to discuss. I'll begin anew with a brief reference to the December 15, 2008 commentary in the New Orleans Gambit Weekly entitled, "Reform the Corps Now."
If you are looking for a quick read on what's happening in the politics of hurricane protection, this editorial is a good place to start. This editorial explains why we are still just "thinking" about category 5 hurricane protection and not acting on it. The Corps is dragging its feet. They are getting ready to publish (very late) not a plan for category 5 hurricane protection, but a report on how to create a plan (aka a "decision making template"). That is right. The Corps is going to publish a plan for making a plan and that publication will be a year and a half after the deadline for delivering the actual plan.
The editorial also recounts some other instances of the Corps' lack of adequate and useful attention to the urgent need for coastal restoration. Please take a few minutes and read this editorial. It's worth the time.
