Meeting Notices

Poplar Grove Cemetery Rehabilitation
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Sep 28, 2007	9:00 AM	4:00 PM		Education Building Pamplin Park Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Please join park staff and planners on Friday, September 28, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and again from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Education Building at Pamplin Historical Park in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Stakeholders and the public are invited share in a civic dialogue about the future of Poplar Grove NC. Your participation in either one of these sessions is requested. Your input will be used to define management prescriptions for the cemetery's future restoration activities.

For those of you not familiar with Poplar Grove NC, an hour-long tour of the site will be offered at two different times prior to the day-long Wednesday meeting. Those times are:
• Thursday afternoon (9/27) at 4:00 p.m.
• Friday morning (9/28) at 7:30 a.m.
Please meet at Poplar Grove NC.

We look forward to your participation in this interesting and important planning process. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 804/732-3571X105. Thank you in advance for your involvement.


Sincerely,



Bob Kirby
Superintendent



Project Contact for Public:

Bob Kirby
(804) 732-3571 ext. 105



 
Description:
Planning for the rehabilitation and restoration of Poplar Grove National Cemetery has begun. The National Park Service has identified fiscal year 2012 as the proposed date for funding this project. In order to be prepared to begin reconstruction and rehabilitation activities, many planning components must be completed beforehand. That is where you may be of assistance.

One of the first steps we will take to ensure this project is done correctly is to involve the public in the planning process. In order to develop a vision for this restoration/rehabilitation initiative, we want to consider as wide a range of viable alternatives as possible. Your input is critical. Preliminary work on a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for Poplar Grove National Cemetery has been started. This DRAFT CLR (see links) provides the historical context for the National Cemetery's (NC) establishment, stewardship successes and failures and a glimpse of some of the unique challenges we face to ensure its continued preservation. Our hope is that this document will provide you, the reader, with an understanding of the significance of the site, a glimpse of the challenges that lie ahead and a sound framework for which future management strategies can be identified.






Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Located south of Petersburg, VA, Pamplin Historical Park can be reached by both Interstate 85 and US Highway 1.

Public Comments Sought by Petersburg National Battlefield for Poplar Grove National Cemetery Rehabil
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Oct 8, 2008	10:00 AM	12:00 PM		Old Dinwiddie Courthouse Dinwiddie Dinwiddie, Virginia

Planning for the rehabilitation and restoration of Poplar Grove National Cemetery has begun. In anticipation of this funding, many planning components must be completed before construction and rehabilitation activities can begin.

One of the first steps we must take in order to ensure this project is done correctly is to involve the public in the planning process. We want to consider all viable alternatives as we begin to develop a vision for this restoration/rehabilitation initiative.
 
Description:
On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and again from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Dinwiddie County Historical Society, Old Dinwiddie Courthouse, Dinwiddie, Virginia stakeholders and the public will meet to share their ideas about the future of Poplar Grove NC. The public's input will be used to craft alternatives for an Environmental Assessment (EA) which should be available for public review and comments in about 6 to 8 months. This process is required by law before federal funds can be expended to undertake a rehabilitation project of this nature.



Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Junction of U.S. 1 and Route 619
Dinwiddie County, Virginia 23841
(804) 469-4500