Grants essential in river restoration

Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series of stories about the river restoration project on the Upper North Platte River.

Reconstructing the North Platte River is not going to be an easy task. It’s going to take time, cooperation from residents and most importantly, it’s going to take money—and lots of it.

The proposed project will be beneficial to river and local residents, however, it is going to cost millions of dollars.

So how much exactly is the project going to cost and where is this money going to come from?

During the river restoration public meeting in December, Mayor John Ze...