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Water bond projects might include bike paths, aquariums, museums & boat-accessible lodging?

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 22, 2007 at 2:05 pm

From the Los Angeles Times:

Shoring up levees, building reservoirs and purging pollution from the state’s bays and streams may have been what voters had in mind in November when they approved billions of dollars of borrowing for crucial water projects. So it may come as a surprise that some of the debt they authorized could be headed toward a bike path through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or “water-accessible overnight accommodations” on Lake Tahoe. Or a museum in Los Angeles. Even an aquarium 100 miles from the sea in Fresno.

Proposition 84 was a $5.3-billion bond measure that the official voter guide said would provide borrowing for “Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements.” Less visible was the fine print that allowed state officials to authorize millions of dollars in spending with limited constraints. Lawmakers are now debating how to allocate the pot of money generated by the measure.

For the full text of the LA Times article, click here.

May 22, 2007 · Filed Under Water Legislation

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