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SANDAG says state grant covers 30% design for Buena Vista Lagoon but leaves roughly $3 million shortfall; CDFW pauses cattail removal through nesting season
Summary
SANDAG informed the committee it has received just over $4 million in state grants to reach 30% design but still needs about $3 million to reach 65% design; SANDAG plans a Prop 1 application and is coordinating with Congressman Levin’s office; CDFW said cattail removal is paused for the Ridgeway rail nesting season and two scientific aid positions are being hired.
SANDAG told the Buena Vista Lagoon Committee that the project has received a little more than $4 million in state-awarded grants intended to fund technical studies and 30% design, but additional funding — about $3 million by SANDAG’s estimate — is needed to advance to 65% design, final engineering and permitting.
"We were granted about a little over $4,000,000 to move the project through design," SANDAG representative Kim Smith said, describing current work on fluvial…
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