Residents living near Petroglyphs National Monument still worried about flood hazards

For one Albuquerque neighborhood, Thursday's rain was not the most welcome sight. A torrential downpour last year sent an avalanche of mud down from the Petroglyphs barreling through their fences and filling their backyards. It took months to clean up, and Thursday, KOB learned there's still no solution in place – not even a temporary one. There are proposals on the table for temporary and permanent solutions, but the federal government and city government have to work together on the project, and one can imagine how much red tape that has caused. "There always a concern here, because as your can see, the trench and all the rocks and stuff…it's always a concern," said Chris Sena, whose home backs up to the Petroglyph National Monument. 2013's downpour opened up the trench behind his house and sent a mudslide into his backyard. He and his family have since cleaned out the mud and rebuilt strong back walls, but every time it rains, it's a reminder that there's still no real solution to prevent it from happening again. "It's going to be a mess if they don't do anything soon, I'm sure. This rain is scary because you never know Mother Nature," Sena said. The City of Albuquerque proposed a quick fix to the problem by installing hay bales along the base of the hill behind homes. But with the city and federal governments both working on the project, the quick fix is anything but...more

I don't understand.  What about all those jobs and other wonderful things that happen with a national monument?

Here's the KOB-TV report: