Call to Action Needed in Indiana

Has it flooded enough in your backyard, basement, etc., Northwest Indiana?  According to a FEMA study, the flooding will not be stopping no time soon due to poor planning.  Munster will be negatively  affected the most by the flooding dilemma because it lies on the Calumet River.  The problem is not, however, its location on the Calumet River, but the fact that the whole flood plain of the Calumet River was developed.  Munster will have adverse consequences from its location every ten months.  Wow, every ten months Munster can look forward to a flood.

Once more Hammond and Gary can look forward to sewers backing up due to the Calumet River, as well.

One gleam of light is that if fallen trees and debris are removed from major arteries of the Calumet River; Hobart and Lake Station will not be affected as much as the latter cities.

With that being said, what are the cities doing or for that matter the state?  Well, the answer is nothing.  Nothing is being done to reconstruct the much needed storm drains, sump pumps, and other important systems that Gary and Hammond need to its sewer systems.  Nor is nothing being done to improve the flooding situation in Munster. 

What is being done is finger pointing?  Cities pointing fingers to the state and the state doing the opposite.  What can a citizen do?  I think, it is time to that the citizens do a call to action to make the politicians do what we are paying them to do work on this and other problems of this state.