Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
By Anthony Blair
Published July 7, 2025, 8:45 a.m. ET
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But the county, which has an annual budget of around $67 million, lost out on a bid to secure a $1 million grant to fund the project in 2017, county commission meeting minutes show.
Instead, local officials relied on a word-of-mouth system to pass messages about raging floodwaters downriver from the camps upstream.
In a recent interview, Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said residents were hesitant about the high cost of a warning system.
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Sure, blame it on “the residents”! Argh!
I’d like to go line by line through that budget and see all the stuff that was NOT “too expensive”.
How about the cost of the “rescue and recovery”? What do you think the parents of those children would think about “too expensive”. Bet the Insurance Companies aren’t happy with that trade off either.
No consideration of “User Fees” or “Special Project Zone”.
Argh!
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