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Contact: Meg Scheid, 207-454-3871
CALAIS, MAINE – The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to review and provide feedback on Saint Croix Island International Historic Site’s revised Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect for the McGlashan-Nickerson House and a draft Section 106 programmatic agreement (Revised EA). Public comments on the Revised EA will be received until June 28, 2019.
The Revised EA is available on the National Park Service Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website.
The Revised EA takes into account feedback received during the previous comment period from the State Historic Preservation Officer, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and other groups and individuals interested in preserving the house. The revised document presents a new alternative negotiated with the consulting parties to lease the house with an option for demolition if the lease is unsuccessful.
Comments may be submitted online at the PEPC website by clicking “Open for Comment” or in writing by mail to: Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Attn: Revised EA, P.O. Box 247, Calais, ME 04619.
Public comments will be used to refine and finalize the Final Environmental Assessment, which is expected to be released this summer.
The purpose of the Revised EA is to improve resource stewardship and visitor experiences at Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (SACR) by focusing limited NPS resources on protecting the site’s fundamental resources and values. Because the McGlashan-Nickerson house is not a fundamental resource of SACR and because it is no longer necessary for administrative purposes or visitor services, the NPS is proposing to declare the house excess to the needs of the agency and to dispose of it in accordance with federal regulations.
For more information on Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, please visit nps.gov/sacr or call 207-454-3871
Last updated: November 19, 2019