Flood Resiliency Study team to hold public outreach meeting in Brunswick, Missouri

Kansas City District
Published Aug. 26, 2024
Dru Buntin (left), Missouri Department of Natural Resources director, and Col. Travis Rayfield (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District commander, sign a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement for a feasibility study on the Brunswick / Left Bank, River Mile 246 area of the BLANK while surrounded by partners on Sept. 28, 2022, in Brunswick, Missouri. Photo by Ben Nickelson, Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Dru Buntin (left), Missouri Department of Natural Resources director, and Col. Travis Rayfield (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District commander, sign a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement for a feasibility study on the Brunswick / Left Bank, River Mile 246 area, where the Missouri River and Grand River meet, while surrounded by partners on Sept. 28, 2022, in Brunswick, Missouri. Photo by Ben Nickelson, Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Officials are hosting a public outreach meeting in Brunswick, Missouri, on Thursday, September 12, 2024, to discuss progress on the flood resiliency study near Brunswick.

The meeting will be held at the American Legion Hall Post #7 209 W. Broadway St., Brunswick, MO, 65236. It is hosted by the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The meeting room is ADA accessible.

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 will occur after the presentation to answer questions and receive feedback from the public and local stakeholders. The meeting will adjourn at 7:00 p.m. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will be available for additional conversation until 8:00 p.m.

The study area is along the left bank of the Missouri River and bordered by the Grand and Chariton Rivers. This area includes the city of Brunswick and the area behind Missouri River Levee System (MRLS) L-246 within Chariton County, Missouri.

Meeting materials can be made available in alternative accessible format upon request. Please contact  USACE two weeks in advance of the meeting if you need meeting materials in accessible formats at Julie.A.MacLachlan@usace.army.mil or at 816-389-2176.

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 MoDNR representative, please email erin.fanning@dnr.mo.gov.


Release no. 24-029