Trump Admin to End Key Part of Arch Review, Effectively Evading Preservation Law
The move clears a faster path for final approval after preservation officials said the plan could harm dozens of historic properties.
- On Thursday, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation terminated the consulting process for President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C., bypassing federal preservation requirements.
- The National Park Service previously identified 42 historic properties that would be adversely affected by the monument, yet the administration plans to proceed after Trump announced the arch will serve as a 'military complex.'
- Charles Birnbaum, president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, called the alleged process an 'outright lie,' while veterans groups sued arguing the structure violates the Height of Buildings Act, which limits buildings to 130 feet.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will receive ACHP recommendations by October 7, and while the National Capital Planning Commission must approve the project, a federal judge ordered at least 14 days' notice before construction begins.
- Reclassifying the monument as a military installation creates significant legal vulnerabilities, as critics argue the project's scope change from memorial to ammunition storage bypasses the mandatory Section 106 review process.
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Trump-Picked Panel Terminates Review Of Trump’s Arch
The New York Times reports: An advisory council composed largely of allies of President Trump has terminated a legally required review of how his proposed triumphal arch in Washington could detract from historic properties around it, removing one of the final hurdles for the project to advance. The move brushes aside the National Park Service’s … The post Trump-Picked Panel Terminates Review Of Trump’s Arch appeared first on Joe.My.God..
It must be getting harder every day for the Chinese to recite it without laughing. Faced with a defeat in the mid-term parliamentary elections on November 3rd, and with intractable wars, Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his triumphal arc in Washington would also be a top-quality military complex. This monument itself will have drones, snipers and a large stockpile of ammunition. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, acces…
Trump bypasses historians' review of DC arch project in rarely used move: report
A federal historic preservation council led by President Donald Trump's appointees abruptly called off a review with local governments of a planned 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C.The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation said it would stop consulting with officials in the nation's capital and Virginia about how the arch could affect nearby historic sites, including Arlington National Cemetery, Robert E. Lee's former home and memorials on t…
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