Rep. Larson: As Weather Events Become More Intense, Hartford and East Hartford Looking at Aging Levee Systems to Minimize Flood Risks
May 03, 2022
May 03, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
On the banks of the Connecticut River on Monday, U.S. Rep. John Larson and local officials stressed what's at stake as they announced $200,000 in federal funding to study the aging levee systems in Hartford and East Hartford.
The devastation wrought on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was alluded to several times during the announcement, as weather events in Connecti . . .
On the banks of the Connecticut River on Monday, U.S. Rep. John Larson and local officials stressed what's at stake as they announced $200,000 in federal funding to study the aging levee systems in Hartford and East Hartford.
The devastation wrought on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was alluded to several times during the announcement, as weather events in Connecti . . .