County officials finalize multimillion wish list for oil-spill money

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In follow-up to a recent decision, local officials have now formally revised the projects that they want to see accomplished with $12.6 million in RESTORE Act funding that is still available to Jefferson County from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf. At the request of County Manager Doug Baber, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, approved a multifaceted amendment to the State Expenditure Plan (SEP