Public open houses will be held in early March to solicit final input on the V.I. National Park's Commercial Services Plan for the long-range management of all commercial use within the park. The open houses are part of the 30-day public comment period that ends on March 20.
All interested persons can meet with park staff, review the plan and offer feedback at the open houses. Presentations on the Draft Plan and question/answer periods will be held several times during each open house.
The open houses will be held at the Marketplace on St. John, third floor, from 10 a.m. to noon March 10 and 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 14; and on St. Thomas at the Ritz Carlton banquet room from 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 12.
Interested groups can also arrange for their own presentation with newsletter/questionnaires by calling 776-6201, ext. 247. Newsletter/questionnaires will be available at a wide variety of locations on St. Thomas and St. John or can be obtained at the phone number above.
The draft plan is available for public review at the Elaine I. Sprauve Public Library and the National Park Visitor Contact Station on St. John; the Enid M. Baa Public Library on St. Thomas; and at National Park Service Headquarters in Christiansted, St. Croix. It can also be viewed at www.nps.gov/viis or on the Friends of the V.I. National Park's Web site. For an electronic copy, e-mail
npplanning@islands.vi.
Comments on the plan should be postmarked by March 20 and addressed to: Planning Office, National Park Service, Virgin Islands National Park, P.O. Box 710, St. John, USVI 00831, or e-mailed to npplanning@islands.vi.
