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Stimulus funds help Everglades restoration

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The Associated Press

Published: April 29, 2009

Updated: 04/29/2009 12:26 pm

JACKSONVILLE - Everglades restoration will get a boost from about $96 million in federal stimulus funds coming to Florida for the work.

Florida officials say the long-awaited investment is a welcome sign that President Barack Obama is committed to following through on a federal commitment to share the costs of Everglades restoration.

The money is part of about $250 million coming to Florida through stimulus funds for civil works projects, including about $6 million to shore up the aging dike around Lake Okeechobee.

Environmentalists say the funds will help get Everglades restoration back on track, a massive project that has been decades in the making.

Officials also say the money will help provide new construction jobs that will put Floridians back to work.

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