Feinstein urges (Newport) bay dredging support

[question everything]

Feinstein urges bay dredging support

Project cost could be more than $39 million over three years. Convincing Republicans to help would be beneficial, the senator says.
By Andrew Edwards
Published: October 12, 2005
Daily Pilot

BACK BAY -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein urged an audience of public officials and environmentalists to ask members of Congress to fund Upper Newport Bay dredging at a ceremony Tuesday to commemorate the planned dredging project, which is expected to begin soon.

"Say 'Please, this is vital,'" Feinstein said. "It's vital for the people; it's vital for the birds." Convincing Republicans to support the project would be particularly beneficial, the Democratic senator said.

The dredging project is expected to cost more than $39 million over three years and is not yet fully funded. Under a plan that Orange County supervisors approved in August, more than two-thirds of dredging money would come from Washington.

Congress has yet to iron out the differences between the House and Senate versions of an appropriations bill that would provide money for dredging work. The Senate version would allocate more money for the project -- $7 million compared with the $2 million written into the House bill.

More..
http://www.dailypilot.com/front/story/27003p-38681c.html