Corps to receive additional $50 million from state for dike repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed an agreement with the State of Florida to accept an additional $50 million of state funds to help with rehabilitation of the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) surrounding Lake Okeechobee. Jacksonville District Commander Col. Jason Kirk signed the agreement today (photographed alongside Mike Rogalski, Jacksonville District Deputy Chief of Programs and Project Management and HHD Mega Project Program Manager). The agreement was also signed by Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein.

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