Donnelly Carroll County residents have been devastated by floods in the past two years. As the rivers rise this week it stretches the imagination to consider how residents must feel as they watch the water come up to and no doubt fearing it might go above the banks yet again.

U.S. Congressman Joe Donnelly visited Delphi Tuesday to tour Delphi Body Works and to speak to Delphi Rotary at noon. He visited the Comet office after the speaking engagement and said he has gone on the offensive with NIPSCO. Donnelly said he told NIPSCO officials the last two floods were not 100- year events and a flood could not be allowed to happen again.

Donnelly said Carroll County is one of 12 counties to achieve the necessary criteria to request FEMA funding. The congressman said the request letter to FEMA, which requires Gov. Mitch Daniel's signature, was sent to the governor's office today.

"This cannot happen again," said Donnelly. "We must do everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen again."