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Court authorizes consultant agreement as county pursues $51 million Corps ecosystem project and other restoration funding
Summary
Jefferson County approved an amended agreement with consultant Tim Richardson related to BP Deepwater Horizon restoration work and discussed pursuing a $51 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration project that would typically require a 25% local match (roughly $15 million), county officials said.
Jefferson County commissioners on Oct. 22 approved an amended professional-services agreement with Tim Richardson to assist the county with BP Deepwater Horizon restoration matters and related funding opportunities.
Unidentified presiding official told the court that the county has “gotten several million more allocated” in the past year and is…
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