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    USACE Galveston District to host public meetings as part of Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study

    GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES

    09.23.2015

    Story by Isidro Reyna 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District

    GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, in coordination with the Texas General Land Office, will host two public meetings to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the Coastal Storm Risk Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement as part of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study in Texas.

    The Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas, study area encompasses six coastal counties on the upper Texas Gulf coast – Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Harris, Galveston and Brazoria. The Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement will evaluate structural and non-structural alternatives which address coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration impacts in the study area.

    Interested parties are invited to attend an open house and public meeting on:

    Oct. 6, 2015
    Open House: 6-7 p.m.
    Public Meeting: 7-8:30 p.m.
    Price Auditorium
    The John Gray Center at Lamar University
    855 Jim Gilligan Way
    Beaumont, Texas 77710

    Oct. 8, 2015
    Open House: 6-7 p.m.
    Public Meeting: 7-8:30 p.m.
    Freeport Community House
    1300 West Second Street
    Freeport, Texas 77541

    Written comments must be postmarked by Oct. 26, 2015.

    The draft document is available at:
    http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/PlanningEnvironmentalBranch/DocumentsforPublicReview.aspx

    Comments may be mailed or emailed to:

    Galveston District, Corps of Engineers
    Attn: Ms. Janelle Stokes
    P.O. Box 1229
    Galveston, Texas 77553
    or
    Janelle.S.Stokes@usace.army.mil

    The USACE Galveston District was established in 1880 as the first engineer district in Texas to oversee river and harbor improvements. The district is directly responsible for maintaining more than 1,000 miles of channel, including 270 miles of deep draft and 750 miles of shallow draft as well as the Colorado River Locks and Brazos River Floodgates.

    For news and information, visit www.swg.usace.army.mil. Find us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/GalvestonDistrict or follow us on Twitter, www.twitter.com/USACEgalveston.

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    Date Taken: 09.23.2015
    Date Posted: 09.23.2015 14:13
    Story ID: 176984
    Location: GALVESTON, TX, US

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