Replace Obsolete Seasonal Housing with Multiplex Housing and Amenites

Mammoth Cave National Park (the park), operated by the National Park Service (NPS), comprises 52,830 acres in Edmonson, Hart, and Barren Counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Park is located approximately 100 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 100 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky. The Park is best known for preserving Mammoth Cave, currently the longest known cave system in the world, with more than 420 miles of surveyed cave passages.

The current lodging for seasonal employees located in the Maintenance portion of the Park's Operations Area is old, outdated, unsafe, does not meet accessibility standards, has extensive structural issues, and requires substantial maintenance work and costs annually. Further, seasonal employees are overcrowded at peak occupancy during the summer season. Seasonal employees are critical to maintain sufficient and quality service to the large number of park visitors. The park proposes to replace existing seasonal housing with new housing and amenities that meet NPS requirements, proposed to be located in the Administrative and Housing portion of the Operations Area.

This environmental assessment (EA) evaluates two alternatives: a no-action alternative and the proposed action. The no-action alternative would continue the current use and management of the project area and use of the existing seasonal housing until it is ultimately condemned and demolished. The proposed action would include construction of two new two-story housing units, with parking, storage facilities, an indoor gathering space, utilities, and a pavilion for gathering and recreation. This would provide seasonal employees with high quality housing within the Administration and Housing portion of the Operations Area and away from the Maintenance Area.

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