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Price officials seek federal help after NRCS pulls reservoir funding; council had approved $900,000 extension request
Summary
City staff told the council the Natural Resources Conservation Service has no remaining funds for the reservoir EIS; council approved a $900,000 extension request and staff reported outreach to U.S. Sen. John Curtis seeking $2 million in congressional support.
City officials told the Price City Council workshop that federal funding for the planned reservoir’s environmental impact statement (EIS) has been cut and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) told them it had no money left to finish the work.
The matter matters because the EIS must be completed for the reservoir project to advance. City staff said the council previously approved a request for a $900,000 extension for the project; officials said they have the extension but not the funding to complete the EIS and related studies.
At the workshop, a city official identified in the transcript as…
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