Public Meeting in Brunswick Maryland to Discuss Proposal for C and O Canal NHP to Increase and Expand Entrance and Other Fees Park wide

Date: January 15, 2015
Contact: John Noel, 301-714-2201

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Chesapeake &Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal) will be holding the first of four public meetings on January 21, 2015, at the Brunswick City Hall, Council Meeting Room, 1 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD 21716 from 6:30-8:00 PM to discuss the park's proposal to increase and expand entrance and other fees park-wide. Interested citizens are invited to discuss the proposed fee increases at this public meeting.

To read and provide comments on the proposed fee increases, go to:  https://parkplanning.nps.gov/cocanalfeesThe public has the opportunity to comment on the increases for a period ending on February 22, 2015. Written comments should be provided through this website.
Additional public meetings will be held in various locations around the park as follows:

January 27, 2015, at C&O Canal Park Headquarters, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, MD 21740 from 6:30-8:00 PM

January 29, 2015, at Canal Place, 13 Canal St, 2^nd floor, Cumberland, MD 21502 from 6:30-8:00 PM

February 5, 2015, at Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave, Glen Echo, MD 20812 from 7:00-8:30 PM

Following the comment period and public meetings, feedback will determine how, or if, a fee increase would be implemented.