WASHINGTON - Add your voice to shape the future of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal NHP) in Georgetown! The National Park Service (NPS) and Georgetown Heritage invite you to a hands-on workshop on Wednesday, June 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Canal Overlook room at Georgetown Park.
The NPS and Georgetown Heritage, with support from the D.C. Office of Planning and the Georgetown BID, are undertaking a plan/Environmental Assessment (plan/EA), and will work with the community and the American public to reimagine, restore and revitalize a mile-long section of C&O Canal NHP.
The goals of the plan/EA are to restore the canal and preserve the historic character and cultural significance of the C&O Canal NHP, create active public spaces for people to relax or get active and enjoy history and nature, make it easier and safer for people to get to and enjoy the popular towpath, address maintenance needs, and look at ways to beautify and enliven the space through Georgetown’s Historic District.
The June 14 workshop will focus on the scope of the project and developing exciting concept designs. It will be just one of three workshops over the next year to solicit ideas and feedback as the design takes shape. Following a brief presentation, participants, working in small groups, will have the opportunity to share their thoughts and ask questions. James Corner Field Operations (JCFO), renowned urban design and landscape architecture firm, has been contracted by Georgetown Heritage to develop designs and will facilitate the workshop.
For more details and to RSVP for the workshop, visit Georgetowncanal.eventbrite.com. RSVPs are encouraged, but not required. Join us:
Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 6 to 8 p.m.
Georgetown Park 3276 M Street, NW in the Canal Overlook room (far east side - next to Dean & Deluca).
If you have special needs to be accommodated during the public workshop, please contact Carol Truppi at ctruppi@georgetownheritage.org or 202-534-1436.
Public comments will be accepted from June 14 through July 14, 2017 at the National Park Service’s Planning, Environmental and Public Comments (PEPC) website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/Georgetowncanalplan or by mail to:
Superintendent
C&O Canal National Historical Park Headquarters Office
Attention: Georgetown Canal Plan
1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100
Hagerstown, MD 21740
All comments must be postmarked by July 14, 2017, to be considered. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
