Gov. Stitt, Mayor Bynum ask for expedited study of levee system

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Gov. Stitt, Mayor Bynum ask for expedited study of levee system on Arkansas River
https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/gov-stitt-mayor-bynum-ask-for-expedited-study-of-levee/article_e23a2dcd-45ff-5df0-b0fc-8a09d497cbc6.html

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt and three mayors have joined members of the state's congressional delegation in asking the federal government to fast-track a study of the Arkansas River levee system.


Stitt was joined by Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, Bixby Mayor Brian Guthrie and Jenks Mayor Robert Lee in writing a July 5 letter asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete the study by this December rather than September 2020.


"This will allow for much needed upgrades to be addressed before the close of the 116th Congress," the letter says. "Any deadline past December runs the risk of delaying the rebuilding and recovery process several years for this vital infrastructure."
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