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$26M headed to Neb. for public works projects
Senator Nelson
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ More than $26 million in Army Corps of Engineers projects have been approved for Nebraska as part of the federal stimulus package. A news release from the office of Sen. Ben Nelson says the money will go toward maintenance, operations and construction work. The allocations include $9.36 million for flood work in western Sarpy County and the Clear Creek area of Saunders County. The funding should be enough for officials to complete the $30 million flood-plain project. It is aimed at improving 15-20 miles of levees on the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, where ice jams often form. Nearly $7.4 million has been allocated for operations and maintenance at Harlan County Lake in south-central Nebraska. ___ On the Net: Sarpy County project: http://www.lpnnrd.org/projects/watersheds/western_sarpy.html

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