The County of Orange Public Works agency will host a community meeting on Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, regarding proposed improvements to the Greenville-Banning Channel to address erosion.

The improvements to the Greenville-Banning Channel--initially built in 1958 to alleviate flooding--will include widening parts of the channel bottom and lining the channel sides with concrete. The aging concrete lining located west of California Street and in place since the 1960’s will be replaced with new lining and extended to the top of the channel.

The estimated $8 million project is funded by the Orange County Flood Control District, and construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2015.