OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A state panel has awarded $4.7 million toward construction of a dam and lake in northwest Omaha.
The Omaha World-Herald reports the money approved last week means the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District has nearly 80 percent of the funding needed for the 20-acre lake. The project is expected to be completed within three years.
The grant from the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission follows a $4.5 million grant from the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District will fund the remainder of the estimated $11 million project.
The dam and lake are designed to reduce flooding. Two other flood-control reservoir projects are underway in Sarpy County.
