{"id":2155,"date":"2012-04-05T09:13:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2012-06-02T18:53:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T00:53:05","slug":"yellowstone-park-wins-approval-for-returning-cabins-visitor-lodging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=2155","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone Park wins approval for plan to convert cabins to visitor lodging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Park Service has approved a plan to convert cabins like this typical unit used by concession workers at Old Faithful back to their original purpose of visitor lodging. (NPS photo - click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Staff Reports<\/h3>\n

Yellowstone National Park planners have received approval for a proposal to convert 67 cabin units used for concessioner employee housing in the Old Faithful Lodge Area to visitor use, and to construct a new dormitory in the Old Faithful administrative area.<\/p>\n

An environmental review of the plan found there would be no significant impact to repurpose the cabins to provide more affordable visitor lodging at Old Faithful. Yellowstone<\/a> managers also will build a new employee dormitory to house employees now living in the cabins. The plan was approved April 2 by the National Park Service Intermountain Region Director.<\/p>\n

The preferred alternative as set forth in the plan will:<\/p>\n