Friday - May 3, 2024
Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday March 02, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Mast Demands Transparency From Army Corps On Lake Okeechobee Management, Discharges To Estuaries
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) urging increased transparency after Jacksonville District Commander Colonel James Booth could not answer basic questions about the benefits of the $1.5 billion Herbert Hoover Dike repairs at last week's Rivers Coalition meeting in Stuart, FL. In the letter to Col. Booth, Rep. Mast is calling on  more