We should know more by fall about the vision for turning the Des Moines River downtown into an attraction for canoeists, kayakers, bird-watchers, fishing enthusiasts and others.

McLaughlin Whitewater Group, with subcontractors RDG Planning & Design and HDR, has started a study to figure out what is technically possible at the sites of the Center Street and Scott Street low-head dams, which have been both hazardous and a barrier to recreation. A former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staffer is on the team to make sure the plans stay within regulations. And we'll have a better idea on the price tags for, say, some kind of paddling course through the area.

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