The US Army Corps of Engineers allocated $1.5M to Chicago shoreline restoration and Great Lakes protection.
CHICAGO -- Federal funding is on the way, which will be a big shot in the arm when it comes to the shoreline restoration effort and protecting the Great Lakes.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Sen. Dick Durbin, along with a slew of other federal and city leaders, announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $1.5 million in funding from the"Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" to the"Chicago Shoreline Storm Damage Reduction Project." It will also be used to protect Lake Michigan from a species of Asian carp, threatening the lake's ecosystem and fishing industry.
"We need it to protect against the rising lake levels, so I'm happy to report that the city has committed $1.5 million as our local match, meaning that with this $1.5 million federal investment, the shoreline study is now fully funded, and folks we are ready to go," Lightfoot said.Mayor Lightfoot discussed funding to protect the Chicago shoreline.
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