Corps of Engineers to host public scoping meetings on recreation sites

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting public scoping meetings on two of its reservoirs in North Dakota.

The meetings will help Corps officials gather information to guide the district’s operations for Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, North Dakota, and Homme Reservoir, near Grafton, North Dakota. The master plan, while conceptual in nature, will serve as the vision for both environmental stewardship and recreation as the Corps continues to serve the public in the 21st Century.

The meetings are scheduled for:

Lake Ashtabula Public Scoping Meeting               Homme Reservoir Public Scoping Meeting
Dec. 5, 7 - 9 p.m.                                                        Dec. 6, 7 - 9 p.m.

Valley City Fire Department                                        Walsh County Courthouse

241 3rd Ave NE                                                          600 Cooper Ave

Valley City                                                                   Grafton

Corps staff will be available during both meetings to discuss the reservoirs and future plans. The meetings are informal, but there will be a short slide show presentation at 7 p.m. to explain the projects and next steps in the planning process.

The current master plans are available on the St. Paul District website at: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Lake-Ashtabula-Baldhill-Dam/

The nearly 650 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employees working at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states serve the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. Through the St. Paul District Fiscal Year 2018 $106 million budget, nearly 1,700 non-Corps jobs were added to the regional economy as well as $163 million to the national economy. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

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