The public is invited to comment on the content of and preferred alternative in the Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft Letter Report, including draft Environmental Assessment, on the Grays Harbor Long Term Maintenance Strategy. A public meeting will be held this Thursday, May 3 in Aberdeen to discuss. In addition the Corps has recently extended the public comment deadline to June 15th for input on the proposal.
A very short summary of the Corps' proposal is that they intend to:
1) continue to nourish the beach in Half Moon Bay under certain situations when they fear a jetty breach using sand dredged from the mouth of the harbor.
2) build a 500 foot extension off the jetty into Half Moon Bay.
According the Corps Environmental Assessment (EA), the extension will not impact surfing and the environmental impacts will be minor. However, outreach is ongoing for any input that can help offer additional opinions on this.
Sections of the EA that describe their selected alternative in more detail and a drawing are available in the Corp website. It would be great to get as much feedback as possible on this proposal so please take a moment to draft anything you have for the May 3 hearing or for the later submission date of June 15.
See below for THE OFFICIAL HEARING INVITE and comment period extension announcement with links to more information:
Grays Harbor Long Term Maintenance Strategy comment period extended
Contact: Public Affairs Office 206-764-3750
April 25, 2012
SEATTLE -The public is invited to comment on the content of and preferred alternative in the Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft Letter Report, including draft Environmental Assessment, on the Grays Harbor Long Term Maintenance Strategy. The document is available on-line or at the direct url.
In response to public requests, the comment period has been extended to run from April 16 through June 15, 2012.
A public meeting will be held in Aberdeen on May 3, at the Port of Grays Harbor offices. The meeting will have an open house from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. and formal presentation and public and agency discussion from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Public Meeting Time:
May 3, 2012
4:30-5:30 p.m. Open house
5:30-6 p.m. Presentation by Army Corps of Engineers
6-7 p.m. Discussion session
Public Meeting Location:
Port of Grays Harbor, Port Chambers
111 S. Wooding Street
Aberdeen, WA
Directions are online at: http://www.portofgraysharbor.com/downloads/PGH_DrivingDirections.pdf
Written comments may be submitted to: CJ Klocow, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Environmental Resources Section, P.O. Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755 or email.
All comments on the draft Letter Report must be received by June 15, 2012.
For more information on the project visit www.nws.usace.army.mil.
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