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Stormwater oversight committee details $6 million Rock Creek phase, federal grant leverage and emergency fixes
Summary
R. Scott Smith told the council the stormwater sales-tax program has leveraged federal grants for major repairs, citing Rock Creek Watershed Phase 2 as an $6 million project with 80% federal funding and Independence's share about $1.2 million; Smith also described emergency repairs (45th & Nolan) done for $383,000 and a matrix used to prioritize projects.
R. Scott Smith, chair of the Stormwater Tax Oversight Committee, reported that the committee continues to monitor allocation of the stormwater sales tax and has secured federal grant leverage for major capital work. "This is 80% funded...the total cost is $6,000,000," Smith said of the Rock…
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