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Report Favors 1e11 Project Along Whitewater Wash

Economists' report says the project could generate $1.5 billion in benefits over 23 years.

Response to the proposed 54-mile 1e11 greenway along the Whitewater Wash is mostly positive, following an economist's report on the project released on Tuesday.   

But many, including Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack , saying that the greenway/bike path would be under-utilized and a waste of funds.

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