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Update on False Cape State Park 03/16/10 |
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"False Cape State Park in Virginia Beach and four other state parks were saved from closure, and $1 million was restored to operate visitor centers." - The Virginian-Pilot March 16th, 2010
Our non-profit thanks for all of our VCAN members and supporters that jump on board with calls, emails, and letters to our Virginia elected officials to protect False Cape State Park from the budget axe.
We look forward to seeing you all down at False Cape and Back Bay for years to come :)
We Can, VCAN!
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February 26th, 2010 VCAN Public Comment RE: False
Cape
State Park
Virginia Gentlemen,
Virginia Coastal Access Now (VCAN) is our 501c3 non-profit organization established in 2006 to defend the public’s access to and for the protection of
Virginia coast. To date, our effort has focused on ensuring the public has a place to park at public access locations so real public access is available for everyone. Beyond restoring the “access to the access”, VCAN is also making every effort to enhance existing and create new public access here in
Virginia.
False Cape State Park (FCSP) is a unique public resource known for its natural beauty and remoteness. FCSP is the only state park that provides Virginians public access to the Atlantic Ocean and
Back Bay . Basing the proposed closure of the FCSP to balance this year’s state budget on park attendance is inappropriate and an incorrect assessment of the park’s value as an asset to the Commonwealth. Inappropriate because one of the park’s greatest features is being just a bit remote while riding the tram or biking and hiking in from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a part of the great outdoor adventure.
For our non-profit,
False
Cape
State Park patrons, and
Virginia public access supporters, closing the park is unfathomable. We look forward to working with you to keeping
False
Cape
State Park open and protecting public access to this very special
Virginia natural resource.
Thank you all for your efforts that will continue a lasting legacy of public access to
Virginia ’s coast.
Sincerely, Mark Feltner, President Virginia Coastal Access Now
cc: Doug Domenech, Secretary of Natural Resources
Kyle Barbour, Park Manager, False
Cape
State Park
Jared Brandwein, Refuge Manager, Back Bay NWR
Russ Baxter, Acting Director, VA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
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