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Posted: 9:14 PM Mar 5, 2010
Park Service Suggests Limits On Hatteras Beach Use
A plan released on Friday said drivers would be able to use 29 miles of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, with some limits during the breeding periods of sea birds. Off-road vehicles would be able to access another 23 miles of the 68-mile seashore during some parts of the year.
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A proposal from the National Park Service would allow vehicles year-round access to 40 percent of a popular Outer Banks beach.
A plan released on Friday said drivers would be able to use 29 miles of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, with some limits during the breeding periods of sea birds. Off-road vehicles would be able to access another 23 miles of the 68-mile seashore during some parts of the year.
About 16 miles would be permanently closed to vehicles.
The new rules are an attempt to settle a dispute between environmental activists who want to protect seashore animals and outdoors groups who want access to the beach for recreational activities.
The government will have public hearings on the matter and has proposed several other alternatives to its preferred plan.
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Unless you fight this nonsense, it will keep going like that bunny....birds adapt. ADAPT, for those bird poop catchers, means they adjust to noise and what goes on around them. You know, build a nest where...important not...the bird feels is safe!!!! You Hatteras people need to fight this...next it will be the CO2 from the flactuance (sp) of Ocracoke Ponies...they never stop, don't you either.
Does this mean I can't still enjoy my turtle soup?
These people better do all they can, The people are getting involved now with school boards and all goverment. The TEA PARTY EXPRESS is coming and the insiders are getting KICKED out! "we the people" are not standing for this mess anymore.Step aside corrupt leftys and rightys, common sense is here.
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