Supervisors authorize bidding to repair damaged dam
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Nov. 19, authorized the county Flood Control and Water Conservation District to begin soliciting bids from prospective contractors to repair segments of a dam north of Lake Elsinore that was damaged during torrential rains last winter.In addition to bidding authorization for the Leach Canyon Dam Stage 90 Spillway Restoration Project, the board, without comment, also signed off on final plans and specifications for the $730,000 repair and restoration job.Over the next 30 days, contractors will have an opportunity to submit their proposals for the work, which is one of a number of county-led efforts to patch up storm-damaged infrastructure since February.The spillway project will entail construction of two walls, the addition of