Fort Hunt Park Open House Set for July 7

Want to have a say on the future of Fort Hunt Park? Now’s your chance.

The George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), is holding an open house to review the Fort Hunt Park Site Development Plan Environmental Assessment (SDP/EA) on Tuesday, July 7, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Martha Washington Library, 6614 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA.

During the open house, the project team will be available to discuss the assessment plan.

The plan will be released for a 30-day public review and comment period in early July. The document will analyze the potential impacts of three alternatives, including a no-action alternative for the Fort Hunt Park Site Development Plan. This plan follows a previous plan released in September 2011 and will include alternatives that respond to public feedback received and additional analysis conducted.

The purpose of the plan is to identify an overall direction for park management of Fort Hunt Park while defining specific resource conditions and improvements to visitor experience in order to enhance visitor experience and connections with park resources, protect park resources, and create a balance of park use that optimizes recreation and resource protection. The EA has been completed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as well as other applicable laws, regulations and policies.

If you require additional information or special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting, please contact Claire Rozdilski at 703.289.2540 or via email at claire_rozdilski@nps.gov.

Additional information on the SDP/EA can be found at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/forthunt. (Patch is including the link here, but it did not appear to be working at the time we posted this article.)