CORPS OF ENGINEERS MEETING

RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR HOMES TO SUMMER FLOODING LET GO THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ON THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SIOUX CITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE CORPS CONDUCTED "INFORMAL AFTERNOON MEETINGS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE HOLIDAY INN.

JODY FARHAT, CHIEF OF MISSOURI RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT, EXPLAINED THAT THE CORPS HAD FLOOD CONTROL AS ITS TOP PRIORITY BEFORE THE EVENTS OF THE SUMMER:

FARHAT SAYS RELEASES ON THE MISSOURI ARE LOW NOW TO ALLOW
ENGINEERS TO MAKE SURE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE IS READY FOR NEXT SPRING

THE CORPS THEN HOSTED A FORMAL MEETING ON ITS MISSOURI RIVER OPERATING PLAN THURSDAY NIGHT IN SIOUX CITY AT THE HOLIDAY INN ON GORDON DRIVE, BEGINNING AT 7PM.