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03.02.11

Council Members looking for funds in D.C.

A good report on a couple of Long Beaches Councilmen helping Long Beach get funds for cleaning up our water and a quick recap of the Feasibility Study.

"Councilmen Robert Garcia and Gary DeLong are back in Washington this week lobbying for funds to help clean up the Colorado Lagoon and continue breakwater restoration efforts.

DeLong and Garcia made a similar trip in February 2010, gaining an agreement with the feds to help fund an $8 million study on the impact of altering the 2.5-mile rock seawall."

Read the full article at presstelegram.com

My personal favorite excerpt:

"The Corps noted in a preliminary report that the harbor remains a cesspool of stagnant, polluted water unsuitable for many types of marine life - and possibly humans."