News Release
| Release Number: | 03-085 |
| Dated: | 6/12/2003 |
| Contact: | Matt Rabe, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore.- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be hosting two public meetings on June 17 and June 18 to update the public on Fern Ridge Dam.
Topics of the meetings will cover existing concerns, progress in the investigation to determine the nature and extent of the problem, and operating conditions for the remainder of the 2003 season at Fern Ridge Dam.
The 62-year-old Fern Ridge Dam located on the Long Tom River near Monroe and Veneta, Ore., needs repairing. The repair work, as well as the conditions that warrant it, may impact residents living up - and downstream of the dam. Those impacts will be the topic of the two public meetings.
The first meeting will be at 7 p.m., June 17 at the Veneta Community Center, 25192 East Broadway. The emphasis of this meting will be on upstream issues. The second meeting will be at 7 p.m., June 18 at the Monroe High School Commons Room on Hwy 99W on the north end of the city of Monroe. The emphasis on this meeting will be on downstream issues.
After a presentation by Mark Dasso, project manager for the investigation and repair of Fern Ridge Dam, the floor will be open to questions. The Corps will have technical representatives from the Engineering and Construction Division available to answer questions.