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| Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor | Dee Freeman, Secretary |
| N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources |  |
| Release: Immediate | Contact: Charlie Peek | |
| Date: 2009-12-08 | Phone: (919) 715-8709 |
Additional Comments Sought on Haw River State Park Master Plan
RALEIGH -- An additional public comment period through Dec. 18 has been established on a proposed master plan for Haw River State Park, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
The additional comment period follows a public meeting, in which details of the plan were presented, and revisions made to the plan by Swanson and Associates P.A., a Carrboro-based landscape architecture firm responsible for completing the plan. A state park‚s master plan is essentially a blueprint for long-term development of facilities and recreation opportunities and a guide for protection of natural resources.
The N.C. General Assembly authorized Haw River State Park in 2003. It now encompasses 1,334 acres, including the 200-acre campus of The Summit, formerly operated by the Episcopal Diocese, and which now operates as an environmental education, conference and training center.
The revised plan can be reviewed at the division's Web site (www.ncparks.gov) by navigating to the Haw River State Park home page. Comments can be directed to dpr.masterplancomments@ncdenr.gov or mailed to: Haw River State Park Master Planning, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, 1615 MSC, Raleigh, NC, 27699.
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