FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: John Hall

Mitigation Committee needs at-large members
Committee will guide $35 million N.O. lock-impact mitigation plan

NEW ORLEANS --

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its consulting team are seeking up to four at-large members for a citizen committee to oversee and guide the $35 million Community Impact Mitigation Plan to be implemented during replacement of the Industrial Canal Lock in New Orleans.

To date, the Corps and its consulting team, headed by Gregory C. Rigamer & Associates, have asked eight groups to appoint one member (and one alternate) each to the Community-Based Mitigation Committee:

• Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Council, Inc.
• Bywater Neighborhood Association
• Holy Cross Neighborhood Association
• Desire/Florida Area Community Council
• Crescent City Peace Alliance and St. David ACT, acting jointly
• Merchants Association, newly formed
• Holy Cross School
• St. Bernard Parish

In addition, with this news release, the Corps and the GCR team are soliciting for people to serve as the at-large members. To ensure broad representation, we seek individuals not affiliated with the groups above. They will be full members of the Mitigation Committee and, as such, will have the responsibility to inform neighborhood residents of Mitigation Committee activity and report what the residents have to say.

The deadline to submit applications is Tuesday, January 4, 2000.

Questions or additional information: Mr. Creig Brown or Ms. Gail Barnes-McConduit of Metro-Source, L.L.C., 504-529-5001.

Enclosed: Guidelines for membership and the application form. Also available at Martin Luther King Library, 1611 Caffin Avenue, New Orleans, and Alvar Street Branch Library, 913 Alvar Street, New Orleans, Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• SOLICITATION REGARDING AT-LARGE MEMBERSHIP
• AT-LARGE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION GUIDELINES
• AT-LARGE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Please visit this related URL: www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/ihnc/cimp/cimp.htm

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