The National Parks Service has set public meetings regarding the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) area in North Carolina.
The BlueRibbon Coalition is reporting that the National Parks Service (NPS) has set the schedule for public scoping meetings to consider changes to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) special regulation as it relates to morning opening of beaches.
Some parts of the proposal include extending the length of fall and spring seasonal ORV routes, and modifying the size and location of vehicle free areas. Public scoping will help inform the development of alternatives that will be analyzed in an Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA will be prepared in response to the Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) pertaining to the Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan.
The five public meetings are scheduled as follows:
August 5, 2015, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – Ocracoke School, 1 Schoolhouse Road, Ocracoke Island, NC 27960
August 6, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – McKimmon Conference & Training Center, 1101 Gorman Street, NC State University Campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
August 10, 2015, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. – Cape Hatteras Secondary School, 48576 Hwy 12, Buxton, NC 27920
August 11, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
August 12, 2015, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Embassy Suites Hampton Inn, 1700 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666
Additional information on the Public Scoping and EA process will be provided in advance of the public meetings. More information can be found on the Seashore’s webpage at: http://www.nps.gov/caha/parkmgmt/2015ndaact.htm.
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