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May 27, 2009
 
Local Congresswoman and Army Colonel Hold Press Conference on SM Levee
 
 

Published by KCOY Channel 12
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SANTA MARIA - Santa Maria is getting closer to a construction start date for the Santa Maria River Levee project.

The construction contract will be awarded in September, which city administrators hope to have crews in the levee working by early November.

Wednesday, Congresswoman Lois Capps and Army Colonel Magness signed a celebratory partnership agreement with city, county and Army engineers.

They are ready to take the more than $40 million that has been made available and get to work fixing the levee.

They expect the project will employ nearly 1,000 people directly and indirectly, giving a big boost to the local economy and putting people in the Santa Maria Valley back to work.

Right now the project has passed through the design reports and is in the environmental review stage.

The only thing after that is to award the construction contract and get to work.

The Santa Maria River Levee Project is expected to be complete by flood season 2011.

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