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Steering committee meetings were held in May and July 1995. Public meetings were held in July and September to inform the public of committee efforts and determine interests and concerns. The Higginsville City Lake Watershed Steering Committee requested watershed management planning assistance from the Lafayette County SWCD in January 1996. The SWCD requested watershed management planning assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in February 1996. Watershed planners used several methods to determine public concerns and interests. On March 21, 1996, twenty-four people, representing a cross-section of stakeholders, participated in a public meeting to inform watershed planners of their concerns and goals. Interviews with steering committee members, SWCD Board members, watershed residents, and both city and county officials were also used to determine concerns, interests, goals, and methods to achieve goals. Farmers, business people, community leaders, and local officials were interviewed from April through July 1996 to determine existing conditions and potential methods to solve problems. In June and September the watershed steering committee met with NRCS planners to discuss watershed plan goals and activities. The first draft of the watershed management plan was distributed to steering committee members for comments in August 1996.
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