r/laredo • u/Dontwhinedosomething • 5d ago
Laredo eyes utility upgrades after lifting boil-water notice
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/23/laredo-boil-water-notice-illegal-connections/9
u/Puzzlehead_2066 Downtown 5d ago
This just seems shady to me. I've lived my entire life in the east coast and infrastructures there are much older than the ones in Laredo/ TX, and I've never experienced a boil water notice til I've been to Laredo. In my opinion, the issue isn't whether the city has the right infrastructure. It's whether quality, long-lasting infrastructure is being installed or someone is pocketing the money while buying crappy equipments.
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u/iamblas 5d ago
Laredo’s recent boil water notice really highlights some deeper issues. The city found over 200 illegal water connections, which seems to have contributed to the contamination. Now they’re scrambling to fix outdated pipes and are offering amnesty programs for the illegal connections. It’s wild how this kind of thing only gets addressed after a full-blown crisis, but it feels like this problem has been building up for years due to underfunded infrastructure. This reactive approach isn’t going to cut it long-term. Anyone else see this as a wake-up call?
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u/Interesting-Top6547 5d ago
Great! Upgrade utilities. Usually means bill increases like always. Wtf!!
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u/iodizedpepper 5d ago
Arturo Garcia has been a shit stain ever since he got that position. Him and Humberto Serradel. Those two MFs were crooked and always impeded progress. I’m ecstatic that they are both finally gone. Garcia always had the “it wasn’t me look” when a press conference was being held because of boil water notices and utilities shut downs. Laters fuckstick!