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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 07, 2024
Contact: Kim Wells, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, 804-217-1077, kim.wells@dcr.virginia.gov

Public comment meeting for Machicomoco State Park to be held Nov. 20
Share your thoughts on current park proposals

(Editors: Follow this link to download an image. Photo caption: Sunset on the water at Machicomoco State Park)

(Editors: Follow this link to download an image. Photo caption: Yehakin at Machicomoco State Park)

(Editors: Follow this link to download an image. Photo caption: Educational bench at Machicomoco State Park.)

GLOUCESTER, Va. – A public comment meeting for Machicomoco State Park will be held
Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be hybrid and those attending in person will meet at T.C Walker Education Center Auditorium located at 6099 T.C. Walker Road in Gloucester.

For those who can’t attend in person or want to join virtually, use this link: Join the meeting now.

In accordance with the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is preparing a master plan for Machicomoco State Park located in Gloucester County, Virginia. The purpose of a master plan is to guide the management and development of a park by identifying natural, cultural and physical resources as well as identifying park needs and engaging with the public.

The park runs along the York River about ten miles downriver from Werowocomoco, the village that served as the headquarters of Powhatan, the paramount chief of Tsenacomco. Machicomoco means “a special meeting place” in the Algonquin language spoken by the tribes of Tsenacomoco. Machicomoco is Virginia’s 40th state park.

“We encourage the public to come out and learn about the master plan, the next steps in the process and understand how they can comment on what is proposed,” said DCR Environmental Program Planner Salim Chishti.

There will be an opportunity for the public to comment at the meeting and during a 30-day comment period afterward.

For more information about the meeting, contact staff here.

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Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. For more information about Virginia State Parks’ activities and amenities or to reserve one of the more than 1,800 campsites or 300 climate-controlled cabins, call the Virginia State Parks Reservation Center at 800-933-PARK or visit www.virginiastateparks.gov.

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