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Trump Admin to End Key Part of Arch Review, Effectively Evading Preservation Law
The move clears a major preservation hurdle and sets up final approval as opponents warn the plan could harm 42 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..
Federal preservation agency says it's 'terminating' required consultation with local officials on Trump's arch
The Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) wrote in a letter to the National Park Service that it is "terminating" required consultation with local officials about ways to minimize the adverse effects of the arch, which would be built at…
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