Now that the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has come and gone, we really need to reconsider whether we should rebuild New Orleans--a city that sits below sea level and is sinking.
Not a lot of progress has been made in rebuilding New Orleans as it was. Funding has stalled, and many people from the city have decided to resettle where they are. It's safe to say that the recovery hasn't gone well. And before too much money is spent on the sinkhole, a few design changes should be considered.
There's still 120,000 buildings in New Orleans that have been condemned and need to be taken down. 80% of the city was flooded and mold has a firm foothold in those places. The clean-up should be finished as those buildings are health and safety hazards.
I don't think taxpayer dollars should be used to move people back into the bulls-eye. We'll be right back to two years ago with a flooded sinkhole the next time a major hurricane targets the area.
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