[TN-Bird] Cades Cove
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 05:54:45 -0700 (PDT)
Hi folks,
Please remember that most of the people showing up to many of these
meetings are what I'd call "pro-golfcourse grass types". This is
YOUR national park! Please give your input. (especially if it is
the same as mine ;-) )
CADES COVE OPPORTUNITIES PLAN PUBLIC MEETINGS ON ALTERNATIVES
The National Park Service and the Knoxville Regional
Transportation Planning Organization will hold four public open house
meetings for the Cades Cove Opportunities Plan. The meetings will
show revised long-range management alternatives identified for Cades
Cove through a planning process that began in May of 2002. The
revisions incorporate public
comments received during the previous round of meetings held March
31-April 7, 2003, and provided via letters and e-mail. Materials that
deal with the relationship between the alternatives and visitation
trends will also be available.
The following is a listing of these meeting dates, locations
and times:
Tuesday June 3, 2003 Knoxville, TN 12:00 2:00 p.m. Tennessee Valley
Unitarian Universalist Church; 2931 Kingston Pike
Tuesday June 3, 2003 Maryville, TN 6:00 8:00 p.m. Heritage High
School; 3741 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Wednesday June 4, 2003 Sevierville, TN 4:00 ? 6:00 p.m. Sevierville
Civic Center; 200 Gary Wade Blvd.
Thursday June 5, 2003 Cherokee, NC 6:00 ? 8:00 p.m. Holiday Inn
Cherokee; Highway 19 S
Each of the meetings will be an open house forum that allows
citizens to "drop in" at any time during the two-hour session to
review displays of planning material related to the revised
alternatives. The meeting format allows participants to ask
individual questions of the consulting team and staff members from
the National Park Service and the Transportation Planning
Organization. In addition, a court reporter will be on hand
throughout the event to record comments, and comment forms for
written submission will be available.
The Cades Cove Opportunities Plan has identified five
alternatives to move forward into the next phase of the project, to
undergo additional study and completion of the environmental impact
statement. These alternatives include the "No Action" alternative
along with a range of alternatives that address visitor demand,
management and operation facilities, transportation system
improvements, and infrastructure development. During the next phase
of the project each alternative will be studied to determine the
environmental advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.
Under federal rules, this work must be completed before selection of
a preferred alternative can be made. Additional opportunities for
public comment will be a part of this process.
Web Access
The project web site www.cadescoveopp.com provides project
information,
including information presented at previous meetings, and accepts
public comment. The information displays created this round of
meetings will be posted by June 1. "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ)
will also be a part of the new information posted.
For additional information, contact the Superintendent, Great Smoky
Mountains National Park (865) 436-1207.
Nancy Gray
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865/436-1208
e:mail: Nancy_Gray@xxxxxxx
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Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Townsend, TN lat 35 deg, 38'23" long 83 deg, 41'22"
"Up, Sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough"
- Ben Frankline, Poor Richard's Almanac
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