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January 21, 2003
RESS RELEASE
FROM: THE
PWOODSTOCK
PRESERVATION ALLIANCE - www.TheWoodstockSpirit.org
CONTACT:
WPA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS - theWPA@TheWoodstockSpirit.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RE: National Trust for Historic Preservation -
Application for
Nomination to America's 11 Most Endangered Sites
for 2003
The Woodstock Preservation Alliance announced today that it
has submitted a nomination to the National Trust for Historic Preservation
in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to have the 38 acre site of the
original Woodstock Music & Arts Fair added to the list of “11 Most
Endangered Sites” for 2003.
The Woodstock Music & Arts Fair took place in August,
1969 on the land of farmer Max Yasgur, in the Town of Bethel, Sullivan
County, NY. Sullivan
County billionaire Alan Gerry purchased the land in 1997 and is building a
Performing Arts Center and other structures, some of which will be built
on the original 38 acre site.
The Woodstock Preservation Alliance seeks to preserve the
original site in its present condition, free from structures, fencing, or
other obtrusive objects. It
contends that the Gerry Foundation has plenty of land surrounding the site
on which to build its structures while leaving the original site intact. The WPA does not oppose the Performing Arts Center, merely
the placement of it, or any support structures.
Particularly disturbing to the WPA is the fact that the
Pataki administration gave 15 million dollars toward the building of the
PAC, while announcing today that aid to schools will be cut by 1.24
billion dollars. The
education of children in New York State should be a much higher priority
than destroying a cultural and historical landmark.
Additional information about the Woodstock Preservation
Alliance and its efforts to preserve the original site can be found at: http://www.thewoodstockspirit.org/
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