Congresswoman Louise Slaughter says it’s a record amount of rain this spring, not the controversial Plan 2014, that caused Lake Ontario to flood shoreline homes and businesses this year.
At a news conference, the Fairport Democrat said Plan 2014 only took effect in January, so it couldn’t be the main reason for the high water this spring. She says we’ve had “rains of biblical proportions,” and those are the true cause of the destructive high water.
Congresswoman Slaughter says people want answers and are grabbing the handiest one by blaming the plan.
Earlier this week, Republican Congressman Chris Collins said Slaughter and other top New York Democrats including Governor Cuomo were to blame for the flooding, because they didn’t take a stand against Plan 2014. The new plan lets water levels rise and fall naturally instead of trying to hold nearly the same level in all seasons.