NPS ANNOUNCES FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO RESTORE SEAWALLS AT PERRY'S VICTORY INTERNATIONAL PEACE MEMORIAL

NPS ANNOUNCES FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PROJECT TO RESTORE SEAWALLS AT
PERRY'S VICTORY INTERNATIONAL PEACE MEMORIAL

The National Park Service (NPS) announces the completion of the Perry's Victory International Memorial (PEVI), Restore North and South Seawalls at Perry's Victory to Safeguard Site Environmental Assessment (EA) with the signing of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) by the NPS Midwest Regional Director on February 2, 2021. The FONSI with the response to public comments, and the EA describe the final decision of the NPS.

This project would repair and replace the north and south side concrete seawalls. Years of wave action, ice loading and geological processes have deteriorated and undermined the two seawalls resulting in the creation of sink holes and other unsafe conditions. Both seawalls are also functionally necessary to protect the cultural resources of the park due to the proximity of Lake Erie and the relatively low elevation of the park.

The EA examined two alternatives in detail, addressed the environmental impacts of each alternative, and identified a preferred alternative. The FONSI explains why the Selected Alternative (Proposed Action) will have no significant effects on the human environment. It is based on the EA and the comments received from the public, interested parties, agencies, and staff during the public review period, which concluded December 31, 2020. The FONSI summarizes the public comments received, lists the responses to those comments, and identifies the changes to the text in the EA as a result of the public and agency comments. Together the FONSI, the EA and the response to public comments represent the NPS's approved action restore the seawall and to preserve and protect the site's properties and cultural resources associated with the Perry's Victory International Memorial.

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