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Arkansas
Post National Memorial Press Release -
General Management Plan
and Environmental
Impact Statement Draft
February 7, 2003
For
Immediate Release
Edward
E. Wood, Jr.
Superintendent
General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
Draft for Arkansas Post National Memorial released for
Public Comments
The National Park Service has released the latest draft
plan for Arkansas Post National Memorial. The 156-page
Draft General Management Plan has been mailed to people
who have requested to be included in process. The plan
for the park will be implemented during the next ten
to fifteen years and anyone who would like to review
it may request a copy by telephone from the park at
(870) 548-2207.
The Draft General Management Plan with an Environmental
Impact Statement is the last step in the planning process
before the document is finalized prior to implementation.
Comments from all interested parties are requested to
assure that the final plan will address issues and preferences
from a wide range of interests. Changes can still be
made at the draft stage and it is most important to
make them now. Four alternatives for future management
and use of the park are presented and analyzed. The
alternatives presented are: maintaining the existing
management direction; emphasizing and interpreting cultural
heritage while maintaining the natural and cultural
resources; focusing on preservation of the natural and
cultural resources; and placing a strong emphasis on
education and interpretation through use of recreational
activities.
The impacts of each of these approaches are analyzed
and the environmental considerations are discussed in
the attached Environmental Impact Statement section.
Comments may be made in writing to the Superintendent
or orally at any of the public meetings scheduled. Public
Meetings are planned for:
Tuesday March 4, 2003 at the Dumas Public Library, Dumas,
AR
Thursday, March 6, 2003 at the First Electric Community
Room in Stuttgart, AR
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at the PCC-UA Community Room
in DeWitt, AR.
All meetings are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM For more
information, contact Arkansas Post National Memorial,
1741 Old Post Road, Gillett, AR 72055, by telephone:
(870) 548-2207, or visit the park's website at
http://www.nps.gov/arpo/.
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