By admin on October 19, 2009
“We’re not giving up,” Clarkson said. “The Corps is mistakenly pursuing a ‘cheaper’ plan that will actually put our area at risk for dramatic costs in life and property – and we cannot let this happen.”
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By admin on July 22, 2009
Times Picayune – New Orleans Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson was more blunt. “We’re going to let the corps, who can’t walk and chew gum, operate pumps in tandem? I don’t think so, “she said.
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By admin on July 20, 2009
“There is no real choice here,” Clarkson said. “We simply need to follow the science and not the money. The important fact here is that lives and property will be lost or saved depending upon which method the Corps pursues. And what is the value of a life?”
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By admin on July 20, 2009
Times Picayune – “I simply ask what’s the cost of a life, because that’s what at stake,” said New Orleans Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson. She said the adopting the corps alternative also will reinforce the decisions of city residents “who refuse to come back and live with the status quo that already failed them.”
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By admin on June 30, 2009
“This is a major component of hurricane protection for New Orleans,” Clarkson said. “We owe Senator Boxer a sincere ‘thank you’ for taking up our cause and insisting the Corps give New Orleans real flood protection. We also owe as great a ‘thank you’ to Senator Landrieu, who has continued to powerfully advocate for this cause in Washington.”
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By admin on April 1, 2009
“My intent is for the Council to become another voice urging the Corps to take a step back from their current plan and reevaluate what is best for the long-term, sustainable storm protection New Orleans needs,” Clarkson said.
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