In “In pro-Trump Hoquiam, a once promising levee plan is shelved” (June 10, A1), I really like the optimism of the pro-Trump neighborhood leaders and politicians that the cash for his or her now-canceled flood-control undertaking will probably be finally reinstated by the present federal authorities.
As a consulting civil engineer who has labored on many federal flood-related tasks, I do know firsthand that when the contract is canceled the cash is gone for good. The federal government won’t ever admit that it made a mistake and reauthorize the funding. At greatest, the town must reapply and undergo the entire software course of once more. Even then with the Federal Emergency Administration Company refusing to allocate funds for catastrophe help and different needy tasks, I’d not depend on any federal assist for the subsequent 4 years.
Whether or not or not that is President Donald Trump’s fault in all probability relies on your political affiliation.
Doug Beyerlein, PE, PH, D.WRE, Mill Creek
