State Senator Brad Lager today called for Senate hearings after touring the flood damage and hearing from constituents who stand to lose their homes and businesses due to record flooding being caused by releases from dams upstream.
“If anyone else purposefully destroyed property and businesses like this they would be put in jail,” said Lager. “Where is the President? Why is no one being held accountable for continued mismanagement of the river?”
Lager is the Chairman of the Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and Environment Committee which oversees the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. While the Committee does not have jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lager said that his Committee could shine the light on mismanagement of the river and the need for a better plan for Missouri.
“The Corps mission should be to prevent floods, not delay them,” said Lager. “I’m not sure what difference the Corps is making if all they do is hold water and then create floods downstream. We need a better plan than simply throwing our hands up in the air and releasing record amounts of water.”
Lager said he hopes to hold hearings later this summer or in the fall.
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