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Former Sen. Dave Watson briefs Senate on Washington County flood recovery, seeks $2.5 million in private funds
Summary
Former Sen. Dave Watson told the Utah Senate the Washington County floods destroyed and damaged dozens of homes and described a fundraising effort centered on a 10,000-copy book and a Salt Palace dinner aiming to raise about $2.5 million to help affected residents; he thanked the legislature for a low-interest loan to aid infrastructure.
Former senator Dave Watson appeared before the Utah State Senate in a Committee of the Whole to brief members on flood damage in Washington County and to promote an evening fundraising dinner aimed at private relief.
Watson said the group produced a 10,000-copy commemorative book documenting the flooding and its impacts and described it as the cornerstone of a fundraising campaign. "We printed 10,000. Over half of them are already gone," he said, and added the private fundraising goal for the effort is "about 2 and…
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