[StBernard] MRGO Meeting

[Westley Annis]

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INFORMATIONAL MEETING AND OPEN HOUSE
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting an informational meeting and
open house to solicit community input on plans to deauthorize deep draft
navigation on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO). In 1956, Congress
authorized construction of the MRGO to allow for quicker travel between
the Gulf of Mexico and the Port of New Orleans. Congress has now directed
the Corps to develop a comprehensive plan to deauthorize deep draft
navigation on the MRGO, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway.

Saturday October 28, 2006

University of New Orleans
Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center
2045 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148

>From 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. an Open House is planned


Meet one-on-one with representatives of the Corps and stakeholder groups
to discuss the future of the MRGO

At 10:00 a.m., the Corps will conduct a Formal Presentation on the MRGO
Study

The Corps will present information about the ongoing study, including
alternatives to deep draft navigation on the MRGO that have been received
from stakeholders, and the consistency of the alternatives to other
environmental restoration opportunities


>From 10:30 until noon, a Public Comment Period is planned

This will be an opportunity to provide public input regarding the future
of the MRGO

MRGO
Deep Draft
Deauthorization
Written comments may also be submitted through Saturday, November 4,
2006 to:
E-mail: mrgo at mvn02.usace.army.mil
Web site: http://mrgo.swg.usace.army.mil

Mail: MRGO Project Manager, PM-C
USACE ? New Orleans District
P. O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70150
Overnight: MRGO Project Manager, PM-C
USACE ? New Orleans District
7400 Leake Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118


For additional information please call 504-862-2587, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M?F.
For special needs, please call 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
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