Ohio Representatives Ask For Federal Flood Funds For Blanchard River

WCBE 90.5FM | By Associated Press

Published February 26, 2014 at 4:16 PM EST

Three members of Ohio's congressional delegation are again urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support federally-funded flood control along the Blanchard River. Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown and Congressman Bob Latta stress the economic importance of flood control to the region. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 provided a 10 percent funding increase for the Corps. That includes 8 million in unallocated funds for flood control projects and 3.6 million for general flood and storm damage reduction projects.