Why couldn’t Kerr Country prioritize the flood warning system and pay for it themselves? What was a higher priority budget item? Why did they have to push those costs to the state?
The Houston Chronicle finds at least one local official and who wants to blame the state.
But the question you raise is legitimate, Why didn't the county pony up, or at least why didn't they shut down the camps?
My guess, is that this county has a small population, and a small budget, and that $1 ,million would bust their local budget.
Or would bust the budget without a big local tax increase.
Voters declined paying for from what I've read..
I believe it was a ballot item at one time that the voters rejected.
From what I understand, each one of the warning sirens is about $50K & of course there would be ongoing maintenance costs as well. With well over 100 deaths, this will certainly take on a new urgency.