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Mo Governor concered over Mississippi River Plan H

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon cautioned federal officials Tuesday about Missourians’ concerns with the Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan. Specifically, Nixon says, the proposal known as Plan H that would raise levees along the northern parts of the river but would not make levee improvements along much of Missouri’s Pike, Lincoln or St. Charles Counties (in northeast Missouri). Nixon, who wrote about the concerns to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works back in September, says Missouri landowners are concerned about possible flood risks and potential loss of tax base from such a plan.

Standing on the banks of the Mississippi River at Clarkesville (Missouri) on Tuesday, Governor Nixon said Plan H could be “detrimental for businesses, families and farmers in northeast Missouri.”

Nixon added that Congress should “seriously consider every potential issue and risk” before taking any more federal action. Nixon says Missourians must “have a voice at every stage” of the process.

The St. Louis District of the US Army Corps of Engineers will hold an open house December 1st at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Old Monroe, Missouri about the comprehensive plan.