NewsApril 18, 2004
City and federal officials will hold a dedication ceremony Monday to celebrate the completion of Cape Girardeau's flood control project. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and Army Corps of Engineers officials are scheduled to speak at the 2 p.m. ceremony at the Osage Community Centre...
Southeast Missourian

City and federal officials will hold a dedication ceremony Monday to celebrate the completion of Cape Girardeau's flood control project.

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and Army Corps of Engineers officials are scheduled to speak at the 2 p.m. ceremony at the Osage Community Centre.

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The event is open to the public.

The project, which took years to complete, involved channel improvements on Cape LaCroix Creek and Walker Branch and construction of a detention basin to help prevent flash flooding.

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