Recall South Dakota's quisling Earth hating former governor Mike
Rounds built a house in a swamp that flooded then received a generous self-reimbursement from insurance coverage underwritten by his own company knowing Lake Sharpe is filling with silt. He's been blaming the US Army Corps of Engineers for that fraud ever since and is now trying to overcome his lack of effectiveness in the US Senate. But the closest Reich Mike Rounds ever got to military service is acting as commander-in-chief of South Dakota's National Guard. South Dakota's short guy junior US Senator is also leading a crusade to block the US Environmental Protection Agency from identifying non-point sources of pollution deposited into watersheds by his GOP donors.
The vacant lots are owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a powerful federal agency that builds and manages infrastructure across the country, including on and along waterways. Fort Pierre’s downtown and main residential district are located to the north of the confluence of the Missouri and Bad rivers, which makes the city prone to significant flooding every few years. After the two rivers swelled in the late 1990s, washing out residential neighborhoods and damaging homes on the city's northeast side, the Corps bought 44 lots as part of a long-range flood control project. The Corps also owns 61 properties that it purchased in 2006 in the city limits of Pierre, mostly in a flood-prone area of the city's south side near the Izaak Walton League building along the banks of the Missouri River.
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Property and Insurance Controversies
Lake Sharpe Property: In 2011, while serving as Governor, Mike Rounds built a home on the shores of Lake Sharpe, a reservoir on the Missouri River.
Flooding and Claims: During the 2011 Missouri River floods, Rounds' property was impacted. He has historically attributed flooding issues in the region to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' management of the dam system.
Insurance Background: Rounds held a license to sell homeowner's insurance from 1978 until 2015. In the Senate, he has been a vocal advocate for reforming the National Flood Insurance Program, often arguing against "socializing the risk" for high-risk properties.
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