Trump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say
Park Service officials said the 250-foot monument would affect dozens of historic sites and cannot be built elsewhere.
- The administration plans to build a 250-foot-tall Triumphal Arch in Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery, prompting warnings that the towering structure will overshadow the cemetery and disrupt the solemn corridor to the Lincoln Memorial.
- National Park Service officials wrote Tuesday that "adverse effects cannot be fully avoided," yet the project must proceed because the location is "central to the undertaking," according to an NPS document.
- Senior NPS official Tammy Stidham requested preservationists sign the agreement by 12 p.m. on Monday. Officials proposed creating new signs and webpages to mitigate impacts, though the administration does not require consent to proceed.
- Charles Birnbaum of the Cultural Landscape Foundation criticized the administration for "overt hostility to public input and the regulatory process." He warned the project will permanently disfigure one of the nation's most symbolic cultural landscapes.
- Officials hope to submit the project to the National Capital Planning Commission by November. Trump maintains the 250-foot structure is necessary to mark the nation's 250th anniversary, which was celebrated this year.
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National Park Service offers plan to mitigate 'adverse effects' of Trump arch
The National Park Service sent a memorandum of agreement to historic preservation groups that included a series of measures to lessen the impact of President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch after concluding the massive structure would have unavoidable “adverse effects” on historic sites around the nation’s capital. The proposed MOA, obtained by the Washington […]
Trump arch will harm several dozen historic sites — but admin refuses to move it: report
The Trump administration admitted his planned 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery will harm historic sites but insisted the project move forward.The National Park Service conceded that the monument would adversely affect the cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, and several dozen other historic sites, according to a document obtained by the Washington Post. Officials wrote that the "adverse effects cannot be fully avoided," but argued the a…
Trump Officials Admit His Arch Will Harm Historic Sites
“Federal officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch will unavoidably harm historic sites if built as planned, but they say the project must move forward,” the Washington Post reports.
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The spokesman-ReviewTrump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say
National Park Service officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm dozens of historic sites but say it must move forward anyway.
AGI - The triumphal arch wanted by President Donald Trump will inevitably cause damage to many historical sites in Washington, but the project will still have to proceed. This is what federal officials recognize in a document of the National Park Service and in some emails obtained from the Washington Post. The triumphal arch The work, 250 feet high, about 76 meters, should rise at Memorial Circle, a roundabout near the national cemetery of Arli…
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