Public invited to attend meeting for Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study Apr…

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, April 18, 2024 - Officials will hold a public meeting for the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study April 25, 2024, in Jefferson City.

The meeting, which will be held by the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will provide an overview of the study, a status update and an open discussion. This is an opportunity for the public to ask questions and provide input regarding the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study.

The study is designed to identify causes and impacts of recurring flooding along the Capital View Levee and the unconstructed, but authorized, Missouri River Levee System L-142 project near Jefferson City, in Callaway County. The study area includes the north or left bank of the Missouri River at the Jefferson, City-vicinity mile marker 142.

Meeting information is below:

• April 25, 2024 - Doors open at 4:45 p.m. and the meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive in Jefferson City.

For more information about the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study, visit nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Civil-Works-Programs-And-Projects/Lower-Missouri-River-Basin/Jefferson-City-MO-L142 / and dnr.mo.gov/water/what-were-doing/initiatives/lower-missouri-river-flood-resiliency.