Open House and Public User Capacity Meeting

Yosemite National Park News Release

July 15, 2005
For Immediate Release

Yosemite National Park Invites Public To Open House and Public User Capacity Meeting


The National Park Service welcomes those who are interested to attend an open house in Yosemite Valley on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.

Following the Open House from 5:00pm-6:30pm there will be a public meeting to discuss Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) related issues and provide a User Capacity update.

The public is invited to the open house to:
Access the latest news on various park projects
Listen to presentations given throughout the day
Provide feedback on proposed projects and ongoing implementation efforts

Among the projects that will be represented at the open house are: Glacier Point Road Rehabilitation, Visitor Center exhibit hall, Olmsted Point repairs, Curry Village Employee Housing, and the replacement of flood-damaged offices in El Portal.

To learn more about ongoing projects, add your name to the park's planning mailing list and receive the Planning Update newsletter as well as other planning-related notices or submit your email address to receive Yosemite National Park's periodic electronic newsletter.

Mail: Superintendent
Attn: Planning Mailing List
National Park Service
P.O. Box 577
Yosemite, CA 95389

Fax: 209/379-1294
Email: YOSE_Planning@nps.gov
Web: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning

Visitors attending the open house will have the entrance fee waived. If unable to attend, refer to the Yosemite National Park web page for a schedule of future open house dates.

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