Rep. Davids Tours Upper Turkey Creek Following House Passage of Funding for Levee Project
August 03, 2021
August 03, 2021
MERRIAM, Kansas, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021:
Representative Sharice Davids joined local officials to tour Upper Turkey Creek and celebrate the advancement of Davids' request for federal funding of the Upper Turkey Creek levee project. On Thursday, the U.S. House passed legislation directing $500,000 to the project, which would eventually lead to the removal of Downtown Merriam from the FEMA-designated floodplain.
Representative Sharice Davids joined local officials to tour Upper Turkey Creek and celebrate the advancement of Davids' request for federal funding of the Upper Turkey Creek levee project. On Thursday, the U.S. House passed legislation directing $500,000 to the project, which would eventually lead to the removal of Downtown Merriam from the FEMA-designated floodplain.
