1. The National Park Service has ruled that the construction would threaten the Landmark. That was a high level announcement. The NPS has the responsibility by law to protect national landmarks.
2. The State Historic Preservation Officer has sent a very strong letter to the Trust to demand that it follows the prescribed procedures. The SHPO also has strong objections.
3. The National Parks Conservation Association has been working effectively in the background to protect park values and authority in the Presidio. The NPCA is well connected in Washington.
4. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has come out strongly in opposition to the construction ideas.
5. 42 or more neighborhood organizations are on record to oppose the Fisher Museum.
6. Many individual volunteers are working extraordinary hours to stop the art museum in the Presidio.
7. Most importantly, you, the public have been vocal in opposition. Literally thousands of comments to the press, blog entries, and letters to the Trust want history, not modern art, in our historic landmark.
Personally, I think far more progress has been made toward stopping the Trust Express than most people realize.
BUT, the Trust Directors may not be hearing you, nor are the politicians. We do not know if the intensity of the opposition is not being reported to them by the staff or if they think that public opposition cannot touch them.
YOU MUST SPEAK OUT MONDAY, JULY 14, AT THE 6:30 p.m. HEARING. If nothing else, say, "I oppose the alternatives of a big art museum or hotel, and I support Alternative 3, the History Center at the Golden Gate."
The main page of www.presidioassociation.org will lead you to more detailed suggested comments.
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