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Dallas City Hall Monitor: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Your daily dose of news and views from around Dallas City Hall: - Yesterday was a major day for Dallas. We thought the Army Corps of Engineers was just worried about the levees holding up to an...
View ArticleRead and react: The Trinity River levees report
You’ve read our report on the Army Corps of Engineers’ assessment of the Trinity River levees. Now, read the full report from the Corps and tell us: What do you think? What should be done next? Over...
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Trees must be removed from Trinity River banks, corps says
I’m just picking through some odds and ends from yesterday’s devastating report from the Army Corps of Engineers. There are dozens and dozens of specific problems … [visit site to read more]
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USA Today report about national levee safety standards
Dallas is far from alone in its levee troubles. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers is examining levees across the country. A friend of our blog visit site to read more]
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Dallas arborist Phil Erwin shares thoughts on Corps’ call to remove trees...
On his personal blog, Dallas’ chief arborist Phil Erwin shares a few thoughts this morning about the Army Corps of Engineers call for trees to be removed from the banks … [visit site to read more]
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U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk annoyed at Army Corps over Trinity
Washington bureau chief Todd J. Gillman tells us that former Dallas Mayor and big time Trinity project backer Ron Kirk is none too pleased with recent news about Dallas’ levees and the effect the Army...
View ArticleDallas floodway repairs will be pricey and complex
Michael Lindenberger continues to update us on the breaking news about the Dallas floodway. He just filed the latest to the Transportation blog. Michael writes: The briefing by the city makes clear...
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Don’t count on Trinity trees coming down right away
The possibility that City Hall may have to remove some 2,800 trees from the Trinity River floodway is a cause of no small concern, but it appears … [visit site to read more]
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Army Corps’ Fort Worth district to get new commander
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth district will be getting a new boss come Friday. Col. Richard J. Muraski Jr. is set to replace the outgoing commander, Col. Christopher Martin, in an afternoon...
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Dallas City Hall needs more time, money for Trinity levee repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a list of 198 things wrongs with the … [visit site to read more]
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Army Corps approves full construction of Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved full construction of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge across the Trinity River levees. The bridge is … [visit site to read more]
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Army corps extends deadline for Dallas to repair levees
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted Dallas a one-year extension to repair its levees and still remain eligible for federal assistance visit site to read more]
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