Mississippi River Sustainable Development FundCopyright 2014
City of Dubuque ITEM# 22.
ITEM TITLE: Mississippi River Sustainable Development Fund
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting information on the Mississippi River Sustainable
Development Fund announcing major sustainable efforts to promote
Mississippi River commerce and health.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
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❑ Mississippi River Sustainable Development Fund Supporting Documen
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Where are 124 mayor -lead. munici- Cities need seed -funding to mee
palities adjacent to the Mississippi challenges of first and last mile
ver e millions o"1►mericans
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preserving the ecology, and making
infrastructure -more :resilient to
cl mate disruption These projects
are_ essential to tine economy of the
Mississippi River Valley and the
nation since the River generates
5200 billion in annual revenue.
ose pans.
esigne
water -centric projects
ceiv anced budget scores
nom stas_an_d 'federal agencies if
�re1 iy engineering,:=plani
nd environ Tental assessments are
r plete: Crucial seed-fu-ndin_g can
rove scores -and advance a city_'sr
cc antes of securing additionaFissis-
tance. This is ex-
actly what the
Fund is in-
tended to
achieve.
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