{"id":21244,"date":"2024-01-08T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=21244"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:53:50","slug":"los-residentes-de-cicero-culpan-a-la-ciudad-por-las-malas-comunicaciones-tras-las-inundaciones-provocadas-por-las-tormentas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/01\/08\/cicero-residents-blame-city-for-poor-communications-after-storms-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Los residentes de Cicero afectados por las inundaciones de verano culpan a la mala comunicaci\u00f3n de la ciudad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da70608993a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><em>This story was produced in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciceroindependiente.com\/\">Cicero Independiente.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside Moris Sanchez\u2019s home in suburban Cicero, a coat of paint conceals new drywall in some areas of the basement. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da70608af27\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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\" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has slowly been working to restore the space, repairing the water heater and dryer. He\u2019s discarded some wooden furniture, storage boxes with winter clothes, blankets and Christmas decorations \u2014 all damaged months earlier by severe stormwaters that pooled inside the basement of the two-story<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apartment building he owns with his wife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the summer, more than eight inches of rain fell in Cicero between June 29 and July 2, flooding the town and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/08\/10\/a-community-led-approach-to-stopping-flooding-expands\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaving scores of families grappling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with expensive property damage and the loss of personal items.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this is not the first time Sanchez\u2019s basement flooded from heavy rainfall. Even so, it remains just as challenging to navigate with every storm. Previous attempts to flood-proof his property have failed, leaving the family with steep repair bills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanchez received $3,500 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help with repairs, but he said it wasn&#8217;t enough. He used a credit card to cover the remaining costs for repairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve had to pay every time that my house has been flooded,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cI&#8217;ve always had to repair the electric system, like a computer, the AC, the heater, and the water heater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da70608e315\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02-1107x830.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_02-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Moris Sanchez\u2019s block suffered severe flooding last summer in Cicero, Ill.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo courtesy of Moris Sanchez<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da70608f7d6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City leaders promised robust communication to help the predominantly Spanish-speaking immigrant residents navigate the aftermath of the storms. The Town of Cicero initially hosted public meetings and worked to be declared a disaster area, allowing for the city and some residents to be eligible for federal relief money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But months later, Sanchez and other Cicero families said the city\u2019s communication had disappeared, leaving them to find support from community groups as they grapple with thousands of dollars in repairs and an uncertain path navigating future storms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"please-tell-me-how-can-i-be-helped\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPlease, tell me, how can I be helped?\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the storm affected several Chicago-area communities, Cicero was among the hardest hit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town recorded more than eight inches of rainfall in four days. About <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thetownofcicero.com\/overview-of-work-performed-by-town-employees-to-help-flood-victims\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7,000 residents reported damage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to their homes and properties from the storms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the following weeks, town leaders held public meetings and board hearings focused on its flood response. However, the discussions, hosted in English with some Spanish translations, highlighted widespread confusion about the city\u2019s plan and where to find help. Cicero residents told Borderless they were confused about the city\u2019s damage assessment form and federal assistance applications. Other residents felt city officials ignored their concerns during public meetings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Cicero residents scrambled for answers, dozens more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/oFQ0uy6cDG\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were unable to enter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a July 11 meeting that reached capacity where the town\u2019s president board of trustees passed a resolution to support Cicero Town President Larry Dominick\u2019s call for a disaster proclamation. During public comments at other meetings, Spanish-speaking residents felt their concerns were ignored and brushed aside by city officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da706090904\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_-03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Nearly 300 Cicero residents gather outside the front doors of Morton College to listen to an at-capacity public meeting on flooding with representatives from the town of Cicero and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in Cicero, Ill., July 18, 2023. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Efrain Soriano\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da7060916c8\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following week, a distraught Cicero resident tearfully pleaded with town officials for help during a July 18 meeting. She previously spent $3,500 to install water pumps in her basement to prevent flooding, only to have her basement fill with several inches of rain during last summer&#8217;s storm. She told city leaders she lost several meaningful keepsakes belonging to her son, a member of the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through town clerk <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria Punzo-Arias, who served as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a translator for the meeting, the woman also talked about encountering unlicensed contractors trying to take advantage of Cicero residents during the fraught situation: \u201cThey are robbing us because they see our need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018What I want to know is who can help us, so these people are not taking advantage of the situation of the need that we find ourselves in, and I want to know how what agency can provide us with some sort of help,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf this happens again, and again, I won&#8217;t have a home,\u201d the Cicero resident pleaded with town officials. \u201cMy home is going to be lost to these damages.\u00a0 So please, please, tell me, how can I be helped?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representatives for the Town of Cicero did not return multiple requests for comment from Borderless Magazine on its response to summer floods and communication with residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At public meetings, the Town of Cicero defended its action, stating the police, fire, and water departments responded to the flooding. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da7060928d2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1078\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_04-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_04-900x505.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_04-1245x699.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_04-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Cicero Town President Larry Dominick listens to comments from the public at a town board meeting on July 11th following the floods.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">April Alonso\/Cicero Independiente<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da706093621\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the face of criticism, the city agreed to form a Storm Advisory Committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciceroindependiente.com\/english\/cicero-news-fema-emergency-management-storm-water-bobby-hull-ice-rink-laramie\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">develop a storm management master plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and amend <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciceroindependiente.com\/english\/cicero-news-government-flooding-fema-funding-aid-lead-service-line\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its previous Residential Flood Control Program to offer up to $2000 for home improvements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to flood damage, a $500 increase. The city has offered sparing details on its advisory board and how it plans to share information with residents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some Cicero residents, including Jose Contreras, felt the meetings were more of a to-do list for the city than an opportunity to listen to residents&#8217; concerns. Contreras, who received $3,000 in FEMA assistance, said while there were translators at the meeting, he didn\u2019t feel there were enough opportunities to communicate with his local representatives to find meaningful solutions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moris Sanchez, who attended some town meetings about the flooding, felt the city could have hosted meetings after work hours, been more transparent with resource access, and offered a responsive explanation about mitigation efforts and how it plans to address future flooding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have told them that we want transparency and an explanation about what is going on with the sewage water because it&#8217;s not the first time that it [has happened] in the property that is [closer] by the train lines, and there&#8217;s never an answer,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da706094676\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_06-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Sanchez says the storm drain down his block in Cicero frequently gets clogged and overflows after just a few days of light rain.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Efrain Soriano for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da706095380\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"community-groups-fill-information-gaps\">Community groups fill information gaps.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wake of the floods, community organizations and local activists picked up the slack to address a lapse in the city\u2019s communication by providing residents with resources and ways to navigate pressing financial needs caused by the devastating floods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations like the People\u2019s Town Hall of Cicero, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:cicero.collaborative@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{&quot;per_n&quot;:&quot;Cicero Community Collaborative&quot;,&quot;per_e&quot;:&quot;cicero.collaborative@gmail.com&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;person&quot;}\">Cicero Community Collaborative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Catholic Charities in Cicero all worked to provide those most affected by the summer flooding with rental assistance, financial aid, food pantries, and clothing giveaways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ankur Singh, an organizer who has worked with the People\u2019s Town Hall of Cicero and former co-founder of Cicero Independiente, thinks Cicero should look at what other municipalities have done to address flooding in their areas, such as Calumet City, a Southern suburb of Chicago. When Calumet City experienced major flooding this summer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/calumet-city-residents-relief-damaging-flooding\/?taid=650b6b6b965f420001247a50&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter?taid=650b6b6b965f420001247a50&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its local government authorized $1 million in direct aid for its residents, opening approved applicants to up to $9000.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singh, whose own home flooded this summer, acknowledges it would take more than $1 million to help Cicero residents with repairs and replacing damaged furniture. Still, he said, Cicero\u2019s government should consider this action for its constituents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da7060962db\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05.png 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-1536x1025.png 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-1500x1000.png 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-1245x830.png 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_05-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Ankur Singh, an organizer and former co-founder of Cicero Independiente, dealt with flooding at his home last summer, saying more could be done by city leaders to take more meaningful action.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Jesus J. Montero<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69da706097574\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singh said that community groups have been stepping up by providing critical information to residents on how to access resources and raising money and donations to help families in need.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUnderresourced, smaller networks of people who are being forced to step up to fill the role that the local government and state government, the federal government, should be playing,\u201d Singh said. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Groups like the Cicero Community Collaborative also worked to address the needs of its neighbors following the flooding this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Collaborative worked to clarify confusion about city information. For example, they explained to residents that the Town of Cicero\u2019s online flood damage form was to document damaged property and not financial assistance applications, said executive director Elida Ortiz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other residents had limited internet access or were unfamiliar with using computers and similar forms of technology. 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It\u2019s important to be \u201cclear from the get-go that the process is a long process,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many residents can be confused about how crises like Cicero\u2019s summer flooding are supposed to be handled by the local government, so being clear about the process is important, Ortiz said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think that the response was overall good and quick, but if we want to be honest, there was a lot of frustration, and I don&#8217;t think it was towards one particular person or entity,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cIt was just the fact that it was so overwhelming that they wanted, you know \u2014 we always want an answer, right, a quick answer, but sometimes we can&#8217;t give a quick solution. So, you know, that&#8217;s something that, again, [is a] lesson learned for the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Singh, who\u2019s lived in Cicero for the last five years, it\u2019s been frustrating for him and other Cicero residents to experience continuous infrastructural issues without meaningful action from their local government to prevent them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe only thing [Cicero\u2019s] done is really small, Band-Aid solutions that doesn&#8217;t actually adequately address issues, so people have been&#8230; really frustrated,\u201d Singh said. \u201cThis is a recurring problem that happens every year, and there hasn&#8217;t been\u2026any major effort, to solve the problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Claudia Hernandez contributed reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container 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