America's North Shore Journal

President Herbert Hoover once said, “Children are our most valuable resource.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with city officials here to cultivate that valuable resource through the construction of six new city parks. The parks are a part of the Kirkuk Reconciliation Initiative and are situated and designed to provide a safe, clean recreational area for Kirkuk’s more than 40,000 residents. The Gulf Region District’s Kirkuk Resident Office is managing the $850,000 project. Army Lt. Col. Edgar Montalvo, an engineer at the office, said the key to the project has been the cooperation with the local government. “The governor of Kirkuk was extremely pleased with the project,” Montalvo said. “This project allows the city to look to the future with optimism and helps provide the people of Kirkuk, from all ethnic … Read entire article »