Like it or not, one of Kansas City's top ranking politicos is one of the few people talking about infrastructure this week. Here's a notable accomplishment with help from GOP Congressman Sam Graves.
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Congressman Cleaver Advances Kansas City Water Improvement Projects
Projects are successfully secured in House Water Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is pleased to announce that several projects in the Kansas City area are included in the House version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). WRDA legislation authorizes flood control and other water infrastructure projects conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers.
It was a successful bipartisan effort on behalf of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II and Congressman Sam Graves, (R-06). The two Missouri congressmen collaborated to advocate for three major flood control projects in the Kansas City metro: Kansas City Levees, Turkey Creek Basin, and Dodson Industrial District.
The two sent a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in March urging the committee to include authorization for these projects in the WRDA bill. You can read the letters here and here.
“It’s been two years since we last passed a WRDA bill and I’m pleased to see that our efforts to make sure Kansas City projects were included in the House bill paid off,” said Congressman Cleaver. “These levee construction projects support local jobs and protect thousands of residents and billions in economic investments.”
The target areas, prone to major flooding, would receive significant improvements:
Kansas City Levees – These levees along the Missouri and Kansas Rivers provide critical flood project to the economic heart of Kansas City, protecting over 5,000 structures totaling over $20 billion in investments, plus serving as home to 24,000 people.
Turkey Creek Basin Flood Project – Authorization for the final phases would widen the channel, relocate bridges, and include tunnel modifications to finish the project. Turkey Creek flows 15 miles through the Kansas City metro, and its frequent flooding poses serious risks to loss of life and residential and commercial areas.
Blue River Basin Project in the Dodson Industrial District – Authorization for the final phase would complete this project and would include a 6,800 foot levee floodwall along the north bank of the Blue River, protecting over $380 million in property investment and the 1,500 people who work in the area.
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Why is it that we never see this guy south of Bannister Rd and east of the stadiums?
ReplyDeleteShut up 8:15. All you have to do is hire Phil Scaglia as your lobbyist and you can get anything you want. Anything. So play by the rules and no one gets hurt.
ReplyDeleteScaglia is the most corrupt SOB in a very corrupt area. No newspaper coverage? Why?
ReplyDeleteGet the facts right. Stop with the lies. Phil Scaglia is a lobbyist at the city, county and state level who also serves on the Congressman's staff. Because he works of the Congressman, Phil does not lobby on federal issues. None! So quit lying. You are a liar, but you can change. The post was about federal policy. You know that. You know that you are spreading lies. You know that Phil only works represents clients before the city, county and state governments and you know that this issue does not concern decisions taken at the city, county or state level. So stop with the lies. NOW
ReplyDeleteLike the moneychangers in the Temple, God hates lobbyists. His wrath will smite them to Hell.
ReplyDelete8:33 AM aka "Mindy"
ReplyDeleteYou went a little over the top. You could have said less and made the same point.
Considering the good reverand put most of the water department's grifters into place and they are the reason we have the infrastructure problems we have, he sorta owes us.
ReplyDeleteWhat until the bill actually passes before you get excited about it.
ReplyDeleteIf it's not about guns, abortion, LGBT's or union busting the Rethuglicans aren't interested.
So a Federal employee who whores for special interests at the "city, county and state" level is supposed to make me feel good as a citizen?
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ReplyDeleteBingo!
No asshole, the bingo statement concerns the corrupt nature of black politicians.
ReplyDeleteCleaver dodges his taxes and pays his wife out campaign cash.
Sly hires numberless public relations contractors to tell him how wonderful he is all the time. How many city contractors retain the legal services of this law firm?
Frank White will be the same after he has some time. His campaign will need a lake house or some stupid excuse to take bribes laundered through campaign accounts. It will happen.
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ReplyDeleteCongressman Carwash, full of incivility seeking an escape, begs for someone to pull his finger!!!!
What is he going to do about the tax Kansas City is charging as a service on houses where service hasn't been on in decades?
ReplyDeleteCleavers from that pot smoking generation that’s hallucinating at times off the planet.
ReplyDeleteHow is that crook coming on getting rid of the stoplights on felony freeway?
ReplyDeleteSo Cleaver is bucking for a discount on his water bill down at the car wash? Cleaver would never be doing this if we had a Republican white mayor. Must be coon privilege.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that we never see Cleaver in the Clay County portion of his district?
ReplyDelete^^^ Voters in Clay don't require him to make appearances. If it was important to voters, he'd be ousted but here we are... The American public is a special kind of dumb.
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