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Laredo staff report progress in talks with CBP and seek independent technical review of proposed riverfront infrastructure
Summary
City staff reported receiving CBP mapping and hydraulic data and recommended independent, defensible technical and flood-risk reviews before any right-of-entry or construction; public commenters urged the city to insist on mitigation and information sharing with cross-border partners.
City staff told the Laredo City Council on April 29 that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun providing mapping and hydraulic data for proposed riverfront infrastructure concepts and that staff will pursue independent verification of the data before finalizing any right-of-entry decisions or agreements.
The update covered engineering readiness, receipt of CBP design and hydraulic modeling, and the recommendation to commission independent…
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