Lower Mississippi River Management Study Public Meetings Set
The Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study throughout the study area between February 27 and March 11.
The study is a five-year, $25 million mega-study that will deliver recommendations for management of the river between Cape Girardeau, Mo., and the Gulf of Mexico. It will identify recommendations for management to include navigation, hurricane and storm damage reduction, flood risk management, structure and non-structural flood control, floodplain management strategies, ecosystem and environmental restoration, water supply, hydropower production, recreation and other purposes as determined by the secretary of the Army. The study area encompasses seven states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
Meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation followed by an on-site open house to meet with and collect input from the public.
Written comments related to the study may also be submitted to: USACE-MVN
LMRComp C/O Project Management, 7400 Leake Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118, or sent by email to LMRComp@usace.army.mil. More information about the study and complete addresses for all meeting locations are available at www.mvn.usace.army.mil/About/LMRComp/.
Meeting dates and locations are listed below:
February 27, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.: Crosstown Community Room, Memphis, Tenn.; Harold S. Jones Fine Arts Center, Cairo, Ill.; and Hancock County Library, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
February 28, 10 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m.: Lannom Center, Dyersburg, Tenn.; Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, Miss.; New Orleans District Headquarters, New Orleans, La.; and 2-4 p.m. only, Cape Girardeau Nature Center, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
February 29, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.: Columbus-Belmont State Park, Columbus, Ky.; Co-Lin Multiple Purpose Room, Natchez, Miss.; and Belle Chasse Auditorium, Belle Chasse, La.
March 4, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.: West Baton Rouge Conference Center, Port Allen, La.
March 5, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.: Emergency Operations Center, Hahnville, La.
March 7, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.: Phillips Community College Fine Arts Center, Helena, Ark.; and Municipal Auditorium, Morgan City, La.
March 11, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.: Vicksburg Engineer District Headquarters, Vicksburg, Miss.
