NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 31, 2012 – FROM THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has concluded this year’s construction of a setback levee along South River Road in West Sacramento with plans to resume next spring. The construction site will be shut down for the winter and [...]
An open house is planned to inform the public of progress on alternative strategies for improving the Southport river levees. The event will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, at the city hall galleria, 1110 West Capitol Avenue. If you submit your questions in advance to westsacfloodprotection@gmail.com, the staff of the West [...]
Nov 122011
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 9, 2011 By Steve Marschke, News-Ledger Editor Just where are all those dirt-hauling trucks going? Michael Bessette, West Sacramento’s flood protection manager, told the News-Ledger that a lot of them are probably hauling fill to several local levee improvement projects. “There are currently three levee project sites under construction right [...]
Oct 142011
NEWS-LEDGER – OCT 12, 2011 Project will probably mean purchase of some private property near Sacramento River As West Sacramento flood control officials turn their attention to the levees in Southport along the river, they expect to have to buy some land – and perhaps some houses – from some local owners. The exact plans, [...]
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