[StBernard] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hosts Coastal Mississippi Second Round of Free Public Workshops to Seek Ideas to Reduce Storm Damage

[Westley Annis]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hosts Coastal Mississippi Second Round of Free
Public Workshops to Seek Ideas to Reduce Storm Damage

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a second round of free workshops
May 1, 2, and 4 to seek public input concerning the near-term projects that
have been identified for the Mississippi coastal areas affected by Hurricane
Katrina.

Mobile, AL (PRWEB) April 27, 2006 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will
host a second round of free workshops May 1, 2, and 4 to seek public input
concerning the near-term projects that have been identified for the
Mississippi coastal areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

"In the first round of workshops, we sought public ideas for ways to provide
hurricane storm damage protection, protection from coastal flooding and
restoration of critical environmental functions in the three Mississippi
coastal counties affected by Hurricane Katrina," said E. Patrick Robbins,
Public Affairs Officer, Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "The
second round of workshops will let the public voice their preferences for
the 15 near-term projects identified in the first round."

The workshops will be held in Jackson, Harrison and Hancock counties. The
public is invited to take this opportunity to review options from the April
workshops, express their preferences and comment on the perceived strengths
and weaknesses of each. These options can be previewed at
www.mscip.usace.army.mil. 

This information will be used to develop a list of potential near-term
projects that may be included the corps' 6-month report to congress.
Individuals interested in stewardship of the Mississippi coast are
encouraged to participate in one of three workshops.

Individuals who cannot attend the workshops are encouraged to pre-register
and participate via a webcast held May 3, 7 p.m. For information about the
webcast or the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Project or to pre-register
for the webcast, go to www.mscip.usace.army.mil.

You can view a Replay of the April 18th Online Workshop at
http://www.brainshark.com/webinarresources/vu?pi=347634486&tx=prweb

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Press Contact: Mark Rice
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Phone: 251-694-4111
Website: http://mscip.usace.army.mil/ 

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