District’s water project funding solid, says chief
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN, gmartin@sun-herald.com
Southwest Florida Water Management District director Blake Guillory, left, chats with DMK engineer Dorian Popescu, right, as district staffers Robert Radford and David Rathke look on Thursday following a pipeline dedication Thursday in Cleveland, Fla.
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Blake Guillory, executive director of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
CLEVELAND, Fla. — Even after paring down its operating budget by some $20 million per year, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has retained the wherewithal to invest $40 million to $60 million into regional water projects, at least for the next five years, according to district executive director Blake Guillory.
“We are a project-driven district,” he said.
