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| Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale |
"We've waited 14 months for something that could have been done less costly and in two months," the mayor said.
"It's cost us in excess of $3 million and for the people of Ipswich, we didn't get the answers we wanted. From my point of view there were two things the people of Ipswich needed for closure. The first is, was Wivenhoe managed properly. All they did was persecute three engineers who didn't answer questions properly."
"They have been made sacrificial lambs."
He said the second issue was people were let down by insurance companies quibbling over the flood definition and taking months to address flood victims' problems.
"Now the insurance companies are saying the flood inquiry exonerated them. You've got to be joking," he said.
He said Ipswich City Council had generally been cleared in the final report issued yesterday.
"There's always room for improvement in how we respond to natural disasters, but overall the council's response has been judged to have been handled well based on the resources the organisation had available at the time.
"Ipswich has been recognised for its best practice mapping of stormwater management and will review all recommendations."
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