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Carver seeks $3.35 million to repair levee after record 2024 crest; city outlines $13 million project
Summary
Mayor Courtney Johnson told the Capital Investment Committee that Carver’s aging levee, built after the 1965 flood, failed repeatedly during the 2024 crest; the city seeks $3,350,000 in bonding toward a $13,000,000 levee reconstruction and certification effort.
Mayor Courtney Johnson told the Capital Investment Committee on March 6 that Carver’s levee — built by volunteers after the 1965 flood — is aging, lacks engineering plans, and failed multiple times during the 2024 draw of the Minnesota River, which crested at 30.12 feet, breaking the 1965 record. The city requested $3,350,000 in state bonding toward a $13,000,000 total…
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