Salina Post
The City of Salina and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are scheduled to hold a public meeting on the Old Smoky Hill River Channel Restoration Project.
According to the City, on Tuesday, October 7 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the Chamber Annex (218 N. 7th St.) will be the location of the meeting.
The City and USACE has completed its draft feasibility report on the Smoky Hill Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project, which is part of the Smoky Hill River Renewal Project.
The draft report concludes that the restoration project would not result in significant degradation to the environment. The project will be overseen by USACE and includes dredging of built-up silt from the Old River Channel, reconstruction of the channel to include riffles, pools, runs and glides, construction of wetlands around Lakewood Lake and connecting the lake to the Old River Channel, trail improvements at Lakewood Lake, removal of the Western Star Mill weir and replacement with five step pools, and other improvements.
Public input will be received and are welcomed.
The draft study and associated documents may be viewed here.
If you cannot attend the meeting in-person, live video coverage will be available on the City of Salina’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/CityofSalinaKansas.
The recording will be available to view after the event, and will also be shown several times on SalinaTV, Cox Cable Channel 20.
Visit https://salina-tv.com/ for Channel 20 schedule information.
In addition to taking public comment at the meeting, USACE will accept comments via email and US Mail.
Please send comments via email to [email protected], or mail comments to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, ATTN: Planning Branch Environmental Resources Section (PMP-R), 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.