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Dear Friend of Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site,
The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to develop an interim site management plan for Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to provide some direction for the park unit until a more comprehensive, 20-year General Management Plan is developed and implemented. An interim plan is needed because 1) completion of a General Management Plan is several years away and 2) park dedication and opening to the public is scheduled for the end of April 2007, which presents near-term needs to accommodate visitor use, tribal activities, and NPS management.
One objective of the interim plan is to make it low cost and flexible so that actions could be reversed if the General Management Plan proposes something different. Furthermore, it must be protective of the resources and values for which the park was established. The interim plan considers:
• Public Access to the park unit (currently it is closed); a temporary on-site visitor contact station; toilets; trails; signage; an overlook on state land; and improved roads and parking
• National Park Service Management: a temporary on-site park support services building to hold a few employee offices and doubles as the visitor contact station; re-use of existing buildings such as for storage; acquiring additional lands; utilities
• Tribal Activities: continued use of the site for ceremonies; replacing the existing 1950s stone monument with a new one; a repatriation area/cemetery, and on-site materials storage
An Environmental Assessment has been prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and is available for public review and comment until May 17, 2007. You may review the document and submit comments by clicking to the left on "Open for Public Comment" (then select "Environmental Assessment") or you may mail or hand-deliver comments to the project contact. Your comments will be considered as we move toward a decision.
Please note that names and addresses of people who comment become part of the public record. We will make all submissions from organizations, businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses available for public inspection in their entirety. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this at the beginning of your comment. We look forward to hearing from you. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Superintendent
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
P.O. Box 249
Eads, CO 81036
The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to develop an interim site management plan for Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to provide some direction for the park unit until a more comprehensive, 20-year General Management Plan is developed and implemented. An interim plan is needed because 1) completion of a General Management Plan is several years away and 2) park dedication and opening to the public is scheduled for the end of April 2007, which presents near-term needs to accommodate visitor use, tribal activities, and NPS management.
One objective of the interim plan is to make it low cost and flexible so that actions could be reversed if the General Management Plan proposes something different. Furthermore, it must be protective of the resources and values for which the park was established. The interim plan considers:
• Public Access to the park unit (currently it is closed); a temporary on-site visitor contact station; toilets; trails; signage; an overlook on state land; and improved roads and parking
• National Park Service Management: a temporary on-site park support services building to hold a few employee offices and doubles as the visitor contact station; re-use of existing buildings such as for storage; acquiring additional lands; utilities
• Tribal Activities: continued use of the site for ceremonies; replacing the existing 1950s stone monument with a new one; a repatriation area/cemetery, and on-site materials storage
An Environmental Assessment has been prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and is available for public review and comment until May 17, 2007. You may review the document and submit comments by clicking to the left on "Open for Public Comment" (then select "Environmental Assessment") or you may mail or hand-deliver comments to the project contact. Your comments will be considered as we move toward a decision.
Please note that names and addresses of people who comment become part of the public record. We will make all submissions from organizations, businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses available for public inspection in their entirety. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this at the beginning of your comment. We look forward to hearing from you. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Superintendent
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Contact Information
SuperintendentSand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
P.O. Box 249
Eads, CO 81036