KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Officials are hosting a public outreach meeting in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Monday, November 13, to discuss the flood resiliency study near Missouri River mile marker 142.
The meeting will be held at Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1730 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65101, and will be hosted by the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. USACE will give a presentation starting at 5:00 p.m. providing an overview of the study, progress made to date and next steps in the study. A round table discussion to receive questions and feedback from the local stakeholders will occur after the presentation. The meeting will adjourn at 7:00 p.m.
The study area includes the current area of, and upstream and downstream of, the Capital View Levee near Jefferson City, Missouri. USACE and MDNR are seeking public input about the flooding problems in the area and the factors that are important to finding a locally preferred plan to reduce the risk of flood damages and/or improve resiliency in that location.
Information will be provided to the public about additional future points-in- time where the study team will ask for public input.
If you have any questions about this outreach meeting, for USACE please contact the Flood Resiliency Study team at LoMoRiverStudy@usace.army.mil or for the MDNR representative, please email erin.fanning@dnr.mo.gov.
Release no. 23-035