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Letter from the Superintendent |
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July 2003 Hello, and I wish to say thank you for your continued involvement and hard work in helping to plan Minidoka Internment National Monument. We are now at a very critical and exciting stage as we move forward in the planning process. Newsletter #3 presents the Draft Alternatives, which represent a wide range of different ways that the Monument could be developed and managed. You will see that your ideas, combined with ours, are the basis for these Draft Alternatives. We are now asking that you take a close look at the information in the newsletter, particularly, each proposed action. Also, please review the Draft Purpose and Significance statements, as well as the proposed Interpretive Themes. Make comments if you wish. We encourage you to use your own values and judgment in deciding which of the proposed actions will be necessary, useful, and the best use of the National Park Service resources. Ask yourself how it will accomplish the long-term goals for the Monument. Envision what you would like to see implemented in the near future, and more importantly, what you want this site to be like 15 to 20 years from now. As you review the Draft Alternatives, let me say that each of you will likely see some proposed management actions you do not support. That is expected. Remember, these draft proposals represent almost 500 individual statements or ideas you provided over the past several months. Each of those 500 ideas represents your perspectives and personal experiences, as well as individual biases. Please consider each proposed action and focus on what you think will best achieve the results that are important to you, and why. Please remember that we are still very much in the planning mode, and that no decisions about proposed actions have been made. We will be holding another round of public meetings in late July in Idaho, and then in August in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. At the meetings, we will provide each of you with the opportunity to ask more questions or to clarify specific proposed actions. We will interact with you to learn which actions you support. It is vital that you attend the meetings, or send in your comments to ensure that we clearly understand which proposed actions you support or how they should be changed, and why. It is most helpful if you can plainly state which proposed action you feel would be best to implement, and how you think it will help achieve the desired results. We have accomplished much, but there is still significant work to be done. If we are to craft the best possible plan that will guide the Monument into the future, it is very important that you continue to participate and to help shape these critical courses of action. I sincerely look forward to seeing you and hearing from you over the next several months. Neil King Superintendent |
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Based on your reading of the preliminary alternatives and management zones and your own thoughts, please evaluate each alternative. Which components of each alternative do you support or oppose? Why? Alternative A: No Action Alternative B: Emphasis on outreach, resource protection and a minimum of new development Alternative C: Emphasis on cultural resource protection through rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction Alternative D: Emphasis on on-site education and interpretation through new facilities and interactive media Please provide comments on the Management Zones Please provide comments on the Purpose, Significance, and Interpretive Themes Please include a separate sheet for additional comments and provide your comments by September 15, 2003 All comments received will become part of the public record and copies of comments, including any names and home addresses of respondents, may be released for public inspection. Individual respondents may request that their home addresses be withheld from the public record, which will be honored to the extent allowable by law. Requests to withhold names and/or addresses must be stated prominently at the beginning of the comments. Anonymous comments will not be considered. Submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organization or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Please send comments by September 15, 2003. Any change in due dates would be published immediately on the NPS Planning website. |
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Initial Public Scoping Workshops 
Each of the initial public meetings/workshops focussed on obtaining information on the Monument’s purpose, significance, issues, primary education stories, and desired future conditions. These meetings were held as follows: Eden, Idaho Twin Falls, Idaho 
Ontario, Oregon Bainbridge Island, Washington Seattle, Washington 
Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon |
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Preliminary Alternatives Public Workshops 
Upcoming meetings/workshops: Eden, Idaho Twin Falls, Idaho Ontario, Oregon 
SeaTac, Washington Bainbridge Island, Washington Seattle, Washington 
Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon 
Portland, Oregon |
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Minidoka Internment National Monument |
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For more information, please contact: |
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Park Headquarters PO Box 570 Hagerman, Idaho 83332-0570 208 837-4793 |
Neil King, Superintendent National Park Service Minidoka Internment National Monument PO Box 570 Hagerman, Idaho 83332-0570 208 837-4793 |
Anna Tamura, Landscape Architect National Park Service Columbia Cascades Support Office 909 First Avenue Seattle, Washington 98104-1060 206 220-4157 |
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The National Park Service cares for the special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. |
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