Saving Cape Hatteras Lighthouse from the Sea Options and Policy Implications (1988) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A
Appendix A
Pages 101-110
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The Civilian Conservation Corps built a major barrier sand dune system along the entire length of Hatteras Island. Installation of additional sheet-pile groins.
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THE NPS DECISION PROCESS AND THE VALUE OF OPEN PLANNING Since 1980, the National Park Service has sought a longterm, technologically feasible, and cost-effective solution to the problem of preserving Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. In the process, it has shifted its focus from piecemeal stopgaps to larger-scale, more permanent options.
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After the April 1, 1982, NPS workshop at Manteo, North Carolina, relocation was dropped from further consideration in favor of the seawall/revetment. New information from various sources provided the impetus to reexamine the various options, and the desire to reexamine the options led to the formation of this committee.
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1981 After evaluating the options, the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission determined that moving the lighthouse was the approach most consistent with state guidelines. The approach preferred next was seawall construction (Benson, 1981~.
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1982 The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission passed a resolution supporting the NPS preferred alternative to build a seawall, based on the NPS environmental assessment and discussions with NPS personnel, which indicated potential prob
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1985 NPS requested a declaratory ruling from The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commision on the consistency of the seawall with the state coastal management program. The commission held that relocation and beach nourishment were preferred under the coastal management regulations ~ 15 NCAC 7H .0308(a)
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Army Corps of Engineers commented on the public notice and concurred that the project was consistent with the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, providing that temporary material and debris were removed at completion. The letter also requested that NPS contact the following offices 2 weeks before beginning the project to ensure that critical fisheries resources and turtle-nesting activities would not be affected adversely: .
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Army Corps of Engineers completed Seawall and Revetment Design for Long-Term Protection of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, N.C.
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Aoril 10~ 1987 Charles Thomas (former chief engineer on Admiral Hyman Rickover's engineering staff) advised Tom Hartman, superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, that "the risks of catastrophic structural failure of the lighthouse are so great that relocation must not be attempted" (Thomas, 1987~.
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