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Federal lobbyist reports $3M ARC 95 earmark, warns Homeland Security earmarks at risk
Summary
Federal lobbyist Jim Davenport told Sedgwick County commissioners the county secured $3 million for ARC 95 and has a $2 million homeland-security earmark for an emergency operations center that could fall out if the appropriations bill is rolled into a continuing resolution; he also reviewed other project priorities including 151st Street reconstruction and Amtrak extension coordination.
Jim Davenport, Sedgwick County’s federal lobbyist, briefed commissioners on a set of congressional directed spending requests and other federal priorities, reporting one confirmed allocation and warning of risk to others as Congress negotiates appropriations.
Davenport said the county secured a $3 million allocation for the ARC 95 project through Senator Jerry Moran’s efforts; the award will flow through the Kansas Department of Transportation. "That bill just passed... I'll…
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