Letter to Brigadier General John McMahon, Commander and Division Engineer of the Northwest Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers - Jenkins and Graves Requests Pre-Flooding Corps Visit

Letter

Dear Brigadier General McMahon:

We are writing you today about the planned releases from Gavins Point and the subsequent anticipated flooding along the lower Missouri River. As numerous communities, farmers and businesses in at-risk areas brace for this impending disaster, we would like to invite you to see their work first-hand. It is our hope that by visiting these locations which expect to be greatly affected, you will better understand the near-annual battering these communities endure.

We invite you to join us, and potentially other delegation members, for a windshield tour on Friday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m. We will tour the communities of St. Joseph, Missouri and Elwood, Kansas and take a look at levees, farms and other areas preparing for flooding.

This tour will provide an up close and personal look at the lives that will be affected and the preparations being taken for this impending disaster.

We hope your schedule will permit your attendance or that of your next in command. Please feel free to contact Melissa Roe on Rep. Graves' staff at (816) 792-3976 to confirm your attendance.

Sincerely,

Sam Graves Lynn Jenkins, CPA

Member of Congress Member of Congress

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