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- Hello, and welcome to this
Omaha District Corps Update.

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The Omaha District will be hosting

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a virtual public scoping meeting
December 16, at 6:00 p.m,

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for the Gavins Point Dam Lewis
& Clark master plan update.

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Due to the pandemic and safety concerns,

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the meeting will be held
via Zoom, at the link below.

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The master plan is a strategic document

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that defines how the Corps public lands

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will be managed and operated.

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Your opinions matter,

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and a public input is vital to developing

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how the popular South Dakota
recreation area will be used.

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More information can be found
at our District website.

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Some good news for ice fishing fans,

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USACE Garrison Project in North Dakota

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has announced their 2020-21
winter access policy.

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This season, there will
be 113 entry points

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at Lake Sakakawea,

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and 20 entry points at Lake Audubon.

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Also, the Corps now has an
interactive web application

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for ice access locations.

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You can download this free app,

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and use it with any Android or iPhone.

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For more information,

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check out the Garrison Project
webpage at the link below.

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And finally, last week,

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the Army Corps of Engineers hosted

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the 2020 Small Business
Awards Virtual Ceremony.

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Congratulations are in
order for Daniel Curado

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and Matthew Hibbert,

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from the District Small Business Program.

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The team received first place award

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in the District and Center
Small Business category.

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Together, the District Team,

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including program managers
and the contracting team,

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helped small business owners,

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including service-disabled
veteran owned companies,

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receive $595 million in
small business contracts.

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Thanks for joining us for
this week's Corps Update.

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Reporting from the
Office of Public Affairs

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of the Omaha District,

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I'm Nyime Gilchrist.