Due to Executive Order 14222, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) has cancelled one previously scheduled public meeting for the Cottage Grove and Dorena Lakes Master Plan (MP).
Key topics addressed in the MP include the management and development of recreational, natural, and cultural resources, invasive species management and threatened and endangered species habitat.
The list below updates the current status for each meeting:
On schedule
Thursday • March 13, 2025 • 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Cascade Room
215 West C Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Cancelled – The following meeting has been cancelled pursuant to Executive Order 14222 and resulting suspension of certain government expenditures.
Thursday • March 13, 2025 • 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Creswell Middle School, Cafeteria
655 West Oregon Avenue, Creswell, OR 97426
If Congressionally authorized funding lapses and results in a government shutdown, the following meeting will be cancelled.
Saturday • March 15, 2025 • 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Cottage Grove Community Center, Reception Hall Room
700 East Gibbs Avenue, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
The following meeting is contingent on Congressional authorization of the federal budget.
Wednesday • March 19, 2025 • 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Online virtual meeting (Comments are not being taken in the virtual meeting).
Meeting login info will be posted on March 18 at www.nwp.usace.army.mil/MasterPlans.
The draft 2025 MP and EA will be available for public review on the USACE project website at: www.nwp.usace.army.mil/MasterPlans.
The 30-day public comment period will begin on March 12, 2025, and end on April 14, 2025.
Visit www.nwp.usace.army.mil/MasterPlans for instructions on submitting comments.
The current MPs for Cottage Grove and Dorena reservoirs were last approved in 1989 and need to be revised to address changes in regional land use, population, outdoor recreation trends, and USACE management policy.
