1st Saturday Breakfast on the
Bernard February 2nd- 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Dido's County Rd 519 Brazoria
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Answers
Questions
Concerning the Re-Opening of the
Mouth of the San Bernard River
Friday was cold with drizzling
rain, but that did not stop 125
+ people from gathering at the
Brazoria Civic Center to see
what the Galveston District
Corps of Engineers is planning
to do to reopen the mouth of the
San Bernard River. The crowd sat
in undivided attention to hear
what they had to say.
Ben Boren (Operations Project
Manager) gave a brief slide show
outlining the proposed scope of
work, and listed the challenges
to accomplishing the task at
hand. Then, Colonel David C.
Weston (Commander, Galveston
District U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers), Arthur J. Janecka
(Deputy District Engineer and
Chief of Program and Project
Management), Johnny Rozsypal
(Chief, Operations Division),
Tom Lizardo (chief of staff for
Congressman Ron Paul), and Scott
Sullivan (TxDOT) fielded
questions from the crowd. Chaney
Moore moderated the Question and
Answer session. During that
session, Scott Sullivan
announced that TxDOT would be
adding an additional $500,000.00
to the Corps of Engineers funds
(4.5 million dollars) for the
mouth re-opening project.
Tom Lizardo, then briefly
addressed the crowd saying that
no one should ever doubt that
government agencies can work
together to accomplish a goal.
This project on the San Bernard
River would never have happened
without a grassroots beginning.
Bi-partisan County, State and
Federal elected officials worked
together as a team. Friends Of
the River can take pride in the
fact that we worked with
patience and diligence to be
part of that team. Everyone
involved is part of the
solution.
Corps of
Engineers Plan
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If you could not attend,
Rick Meyers videotaped the
meeting and soon we hope to make
DVD copies available. Whether or
not you were able to attend, if
you still have questions, you
can go to:
www.swg.usace.army.mil or call
Martie Cencki at 409-766-3004.
Friends Of the River San Bernard
would like to thank all of our
Friends (those who came to
inform us and those of us who
came to learn) who braved the
cold and drizzling rain to be at
the meeting which defines our
rivers future. Thank you all for
everything you have done and
continue to do to help the San
Bernard River sing in full voice
once again. Friday was, indeed,
a good day in the neighborhood!
One of F.O.R.'s
primary functions is to educate the public
regarding the issues concerning the San Bernard
River and it's Communities. Contact Pat Webb
pat@sanbernardriver.com to schedule a
guest speaker for your group or special event.
FOR San Bernard
Post Office Box 93
Brazoria, TX 77422
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Answers
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