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Jackson County hosting Lake George info sessions

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JOHN FITZHUGH/SUN HERALD A view of the Pascagoula River along the west bank near Gautier on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015. Andrew Whitehurst, water policy director for the Gulf Restoration Network, announced that Wednesday is the last day for public comments on the proposed twin lakes project in George County.
JOHN FITZHUGH/SUN HERALD A view of the Pascagoula River along the west bank near Gautier on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015. Andrew Whitehurst, water policy director for the Gulf Restoration Network, announced that Wednesday is the last day for public comments on the proposed twin lakes project in George County. JOHN FTIZHUGH SUN HERALD

JACKSON COUNTY -- The Jackson County Board of Supervisors will host two public meetings on the Lake George project -- twin lakes that will be created by damming a tributaries to the Pascagoula River.

Both meetings are from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Nov. 16 meeting will be at the HUD Building on Ball Park Road in Vancleave.

The Nov. 17 meeting will be at the East Central Civic Center, 4300 Mississippi 614.

Representatives from the Pickering Firm will be available to answer questions and address concerns about the project. There will also be visual displays showing what areas the lake will encompass and detailing the purpose of the lakes.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is in the permitting stage, which is expected to take a couple years. The project must meet their approval before it can move forward.

This story was originally published November 4, 2015 at 11:29 AM with the headline "Jackson County hosting Lake George info sessions ."

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