FEMA should conduct preparedness drill in the Green River Valley

The Federal Emergency Management Agency should augment local efforts to respond to the risks associated with the storm damage to the Green River Valley and Howard Hanson Dam, write U.S. Reps. Dave Reichert and Adam Smith. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 6, 2009

The two congress critters are either concerned, or trying to make political points. The article ignores the history of the Kent Valley and the damned dam. The touted insurance will not be cheap. The article is mediocre and talks of band aids after the fact.

In 1979 voters approved setting aside land in the valley for preserving farm land close to Seattle. Developers bought their way into rezoning the ... More »

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