KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Officials will hold two public meetings to solicit formal public input on the environmental analysis and recommendations from the Lower Osage Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study.
The meetings, which will be hosted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will be an opportunity for members of the public to submit written comments regarding the study’s environmental analysis.
The Lower Osage Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study has evaluated an array of potential solutions to address the degraded aquatic ecosystem and excessive erosion in the Lower Osage River watershed from Bagnell Dam to the mouth of the Lower Osage River in Miller, Osage and Cole counties, Missouri.
The first public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the Lewis & Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO. This meeting location is ADA accessible and there is parking adjacent to the building.
The second meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, in the Tuscumbia High School Cafeteria, 526 School Road, Tuscumbia, MO. This location is ADA accessible.
Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. for both meetings. USACE will give a presentation at 5:00 p.m. to provide an overview of the study and the draft recommendations. Following a brief question and answer session, the public will be encouraged to submit formal written comments about the recommendation. The meetings will adjourn at 7:00 p.m. The same presentation will be delivered at both locations.
Beginning October 1, 2024, members of the public will be able to review the complete report at https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Civil-Works-Programs-And-Projects/Planning-Studies-and-NEPA-Documents/
If you have any questions about the meeting, for USACE please contact Katharine.E.Lynch@usace.army.mil or for the MoDNR representative, please email tim.rielly@dnr.mo.gov.