Caledonia Argus: Congressman Walz puts forth bold funding request for 2009

The Caledonia Argus reports in Congressman Walz puts forth bold funding request for 2009:

Congressman Tim Walz has put forth a bold funding request for his district for fiscal year 2009. Many of his proposals will have an impact on our immediate area.

Closest to home, the congressman has requested money for the Houston County flood damage reduction project.

“Funding would go for an Army Corps of Engineers feasibility study to determine potential flood reduction projects in Houston county,” said Walz.

In conjunction with that request, the congressman has also requested money for flood map modernization for Southeastern Minnesota.

“The funding would provide high-quality data for eight counties in southeastern Minnesota, to help local officials plan effective flood mitigation strategies,” he said.

Houston county would be included among the eight counties.