KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to hold two public meetings to inform basin interests of upcoming district projects on or adjacent to the Missouri River below Rulo, Neb.
The first public meeting is scheduled for April 8 at the National Weather Service Center in Kansas City, Mo., from 3-5 p.m. The second public meeting is scheduled for April 9 at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in Jefferson City, Mo., from 4-7 p.m.
The meetings will include short informational briefings from the Corps outlining activities planned for 2014 including: on-going navigation channel flood repairs and routine maintenance; spring flood preparations, shallow water habitat creation; pallid sturgeon research and water quality testing; and the Missouri River Bed Degradation Study. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comment.
Officials at the Corps encourage anyone interested to attend.
The meetings will be held at the National Weather Service Training Center at 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153 and at the Lewis and Clark Office Building, Nightingale Room, at 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
If you have any questions regarding the public workshop, please contact the district’s River Engineering Section at (816) 389-3310.
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Release no. PA-2014-15