Public Outreach Meeting Set For Brunswick, Mo., Flood Study

Officials will discuss a flood resiliency study for the area near Brunswick, Mo., during a December 11 public outreach meeting in Brunswick.

The meeting will be held at the Knight and Rucker Banquet Hall, 119 East Broadway St., Brunswick, Mo. It is hosted by the Kansas City Engineer District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. The Corps will give a presentation starting at 5 p.m. providing an overview of the study, progress made to date and next steps in the study. A roundtable discussion to receive questions and feedback from the public and local stakeholders will occur after the presentation. The meeting will adjourn at 7 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 L-246 within Chariton County, Mo.

The Corps and Missouri DNR 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 times where the study team will ask for public input.

For more information, contact the Flood Resiliency Study Team at  LoMoRiverStudy@usace.army.mil, or for the Missouri DNR representative, email erin.fanning@dnr.mo.gov.