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Newsletter Updates
An archive of National Mall Coalition email newsletters
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Update of Washington Monument/WWII Memorial/MLK Plaque
Today’s update is a veritable newsletter to fill you in on the past month:
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NPS Environmental Documents for Security at Lincoln and Jefferson are Inadequate
It was difficult pulling together our comments on the Park Service’s Environmental Assessments (EA’s) for Security Improvements at the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials during Thanksgiving, but we did it.
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Hearing Scheduled for Washington Monument Security Improvements
Please send letters, attend, or sign up to testify in defense of the Washington Monument and against obtrusive security plans that could destabilize the monument’s foundation. The National Capital Planning Commission needs to hear from you.
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NCPC Cancels Meeting to Review the National Park Service’s Washington Monument Project
We have just received word that the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has CANCELLED the special August 15th meeting to review the National Park Service’s Washington Monument project.
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A Place for the People
Today’s Washington Post “Weekend” section has a fascinating front-page article on Pierre L’Enfant’s 1791 Plan for Washington and the National Mall titled, “The Man with the Plan” by Scott Berg.
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July 4th Commentaries on Fewer Freedoms on the Mall
“The U.S. Park Police will be watching the Mall through a new network of security cameras that was set up in the last three weeks but announced only Tuesday. Yesterday, two key leaders criticized the Park Police, saying proper guidelines had not been presented for the use of the cameras.
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Important Coalition Updates: J. Carter Brown, National Park Service & Washington’s ‘ugly new look’
The National Coalition UPDATE staff (“Feldman & Feldwoman & Felmanette”) took a 12 day vacation last week and is now home rested and well fed. We wanted to catch everyone up on six important pieces of news:
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ACHP Finds Proposed WWII Memorial Incompatible With Historical Site
ACHP Finds Proposed WWII Memorial Incompatible With Historical Site
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Statement by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on ACHP WWII Memorial Report
Save the Mall Statement by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on ACHP Report
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