Meeting Notices

Herring Cove Beach Revetment and Parking Project EA Public Scoping Meeting
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Oct 30, 2012	6:00 PM	8:00 PM		Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Lab 5 Holway Avenue Provincetown, Massachusetts

Superintendent George Price announces that a Public Scoping Meeting for the Herring Cove Beach Revetment and Parking Project Environmental Assessment will occur on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 6 to 8 PM. The meeting will be held at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Lab, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657 in Provincetown, MA.
 
Description:
The NPS will be developing an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act for the revetment and parking area. We expect that this will be a year-long planning process, and we want to get input on the range of ideas, concerns, and perspectives for the revetment and parking area. We will be working with the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Herring Cove Beach Subcommittee, who will co-host the meeting.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Directions To PCCS Marine Lab at 5 Holway Avenue:

- Take Route 6 towards Provincetown.
- From Rt. 6 take a left at the Conwell Street Exit (it has a stop light and is your second "entrance" to Provincetown.
- At the end of Conwell Street, turn right onto Bradford Street.
- Go approximately one mile, and at the top of the hill (just before the Crowne Point Inn), take a right on Prince Street.
- Take your first right at the parking booth (town-paid parking lot). Drive straight towards the stop sign.
- Turn Left. Park at the farthest end of the lot, across from the high school.
- The marine lab is the building BEHIND the church parish hall. It cannot be seen from the parking lot.

Herring Cove Beach North Site Plan EA Public Meeting
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Nov 19, 2013	4:00 PM	6:00 PM		Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Lab 5 Holway Avenue Provincetown, Massachusetts

Please join park staff and planners to learn about and discuss this planning project.
 
Description:
Superintendent George Price announces that a Public Scoping Meeting for the Herring Cove Beach Revetment and Parking Project Environmental Assessment will occur on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 4 to 6 PM.

The National Park Service (NPS) released the long-term plan at the end of September for management of the deteriorating Herring Cove Beach North parking lot in a way that considers the potential for future erosion, sea level rise, coastal flooding during storm events, and long-term sustainability; that restores natural systems to the greatest extent possible; and that also retains the recreational experience to the greatest extent possible. A long-term plan is needed to maintain values that have made it a local favorite for decades, ease of access to the beach and expansive views of Cape Cod Bay from the parking lot year-round.

The plan is the result of year-long coordination with the national seashore's Advisory Commission, the Town of Provincetown, and public outreach. The NPS prepared the EA to evaluate alternatives for the site plan and the environmental consequences of implementing the alternatives. The EA evaluates three alternatives. Alternative C is entitled One-Time Retreat and is the NPS Preferred Alternative. The NPS would replace the existing Herring Cove North parking lot and asphalt revetment with a new asphalt parking lot 125 feet inland from the current parking lot proposed at the 15-foot elevation, one foot above the highest projected base flood elevation. A setback of 125 feet is intended to keep this facility beyond the reach of erosion of the natural beach for a 50-year life span. The sand that has accumulated east of the existing parking lot would be redistributed to support the new parking lot and to provide a low-crested protective berm just to the west of the new parking lot, however recreational access and views to the beach would be preserved.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Directions To PCCS Marine Lab at 5 Holway Avenue: - Take Route 6 towards Provincetown. - From Rt. 6 take a left at the Conwell Street Exit (it has a stop light and is your second "entrance" to Provincetown. - At the end of Conwell Street, turn right onto Bradford Street. - Go approximately one mile, and at the top of the hill (just before the Crowne Point Inn), take a right on Prince Street. - Take your first right at the parking booth (town-paid parking lot). Drive straight towards the stop sign. - Turn Left. Park at the farthest end of the lot, across from the high school. - The marine lab is the building BEHIND the church parish hall. It cannot be seen from the parking lot.