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National Park Service Evaluation of Greenway to Begin

12/9/2011 10:45:17 AM

The design and implementation of each evaluation will include the perspectives of CPM, the NPS Working Group, the NPS Expert Panel, the NPS Comptroller, the NPS liaison with each heritage area, and NHA leadership and community partners.

A kick off conference call with the National Park Service and the evaluation team from the Center for Park Management (CPM) took place on November 22. The evaluation is designed to answer the following questions, outlined in the legislation: Based on its authorizing legislation and general management plan, has the Heritage Area achieved its proposed accomplishments?  What have been the impacts of investments made by Federal, State, Tribal and local government and private entities?  How do the Heritage Areas management structure partnership relationships and current funding contribute to its sustainability?  The design and implementation of each evaluation will include the perspectives of CPM, the NPS Working Group, the NPS Expert Panel, the NPS Comptroller, the NPS liaison with each heritage area, and NHA leadership and community partners. Site visits by an NPS evaluation team are scheduled for end of January/ February.