“While I welcome Governor Newsom’s announcement of an additional $268.9 million for the Sites Reservoir and the continued investment in this long-overdue project, it is not enough funding to cover the $1.3 billion project,” Assemblymember Juan Alanis, R-Modesto, told The Center Square via email. “I am concerned that after years of planning and delays, the shortfall this project continues to face — due both to Sacramento’s inability to efficiently complete major infrastructure projects and the federal government’s ongoing hostility toward California — will cause it to move far too slowly and make it even more expensive to the taxpayer before the end.”
Despite Alanis’ concerns, he said the push to pay for more water storage in California is desperately needed.
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