08 Aug A fair – 50/50 – share for the LA River – it's only Fair
Friends,
Last month I was thrilled to be in Washington when the US Army Corps Civil Works Review Board unanimously adopted Alternative 20 – a $1.35 billion plan to break up the concrete and restore 11 miles of LA River habitat – as their Recommended Plan. We welcome the Corps as true partners and invite them to take one more vital step – to commit to sharing the costs of the project with the City – and people – of Los Angeles on a true 50/50 basis.
Go to FoLAR.org/action and call for a fair – 50/50 – share for the LA River
Along with development, efforts to solve a flood hazard 75 years ago created another problem – the River’s environmental degradation. The Los Angeles River was smothered under 3 million barrels of concrete – in an effort to save lives lead by the Army Corps. Now that we’re ready to undo the damage we need the Army Corp’s help again – this time to restore the River.
Last year Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy recommended that the Army Corps and Federal Government should pay their fair share of this project – a true 50/50 – to restore the LA River. We agree with the Secretary and the time has come for the Army Corps to formally make that commitment.
I need you to make your voice heard. Call on the Army Corps and ask them to commit to a paying a fair – 50/50 – share to restore the Los Angeles River.
Please go to FoLAR.org/action and send your message to the Army Corps today.
Lewis MacAdams
President
Friends of the Los Angeles River
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Want to do even more? This campaign is made possible by the people of the Los Angeles River opening their hearts – and wallets to support Friends of the Los Angeles River. Please go to FoLAR.org/donate and join them.