News Release

Share your feedback on the Georgetown Canal Plan

Date: October 16, 2019
Contact: Katie Liming, 202-619-7156
Contact: Lauren Boston, 202-298-9222 x215

The National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with Georgetown Heritage invites you to share feedback on two alternatives (a No Action and an Action Alternative) to revitalize the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal NHP) through Georgetown. You’re invited to provide comments at a public meeting on Nov. 7, online or by mail through Nov. 16.

The alternatives are part of an Environmental Assessment (EA), which is a required step in the Georgetown Canal Plan. The alternatives were largely informed by the public feedback received through previous comment periods. The proposed action alternative includes an array of repair and rehabilitation projects that address issues of deferred maintenance and increased preservation of the one-mile section of the C&O Canal along with improvements that will enhance education, interpretation and visitor experiences for those who live, work and visit the park in Georgetown.

Attend the public meeting: Join us for a presentation on Nov. 7 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Canal Overlook Room on the far west side of Georgetown Park (3276 M St NW). If you require special accommodations during the meeting, please contact Maggie Downing by Oct. 31 at [e-mail].

How to comment: Public comments on the EA will be accepted Oct. 16 through Nov. 16, 2019 via the NPS’s Planning, Environmental and Public Comments (PEPC) website at 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.

Public participation is vital to our planning process, which is conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

For more information about Georgetown Heritage and the NPS’ shared vision to restore, revitalize and reimagine the first mile of the Canal, visit www.georgetownheritage.org.

Please Note: Before including an address, phone number, email address or other personal identifying information in your comment, please 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.