[MassHistPres] ACHP Comments on the Cape Wind Project

[Sam Bird]

As a staunch preservationist I can only say this is a completely  
bogus decision.
I can't wait to find out where the new casino will be built that must  
be part of this back room quid pro quo.

Samuel Bird AIA, LEED AP
Concord, MA


On Apr 2, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Bjdurk at aol.com wrote:

> To All:
>
> RE:  Breaking News> ACHP Comments on the Cape Wind Project
>
> The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) provided final  
> comments on historic preservation issues relating to the proposed  
> Cape Wind project to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and the  
> Minerals Management Service (MMS) on April 2, 2010. The ACHP  
> recommended that the Secretary not approve the project. It also  
> provided a number of recommendations to improve the planning  
> process for alternative energy projects.
>
>
> The submission of these comments concludes the ACHP’s commenting  
> process. Secretary Salazar must now take into account the ACHP’s  
> comments in reaching a final decision on the undertaking in  
> accordance with 36 CFR 800.7 of the Section 106 regulations and  
> Section 110(l) of the National Historic Preservation Act. The ACHP  
> will share the Secretary’s response with the public via its Web  
> site, www.achp.gov, when it becomes available.
>
> Reid Nelson, Director
> Office of Federal Agency Programs
> Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
>
> Findings:
>
> "The historic properties affected by the Project are significant,  
> extensive, and closely interrelated.
> The Project will adversely affect 34 historic properties including  
> 16 historic districts and 12 individually
> significant historic properties on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and  
> Nantucket Island, and six properties of religious and cultural  
> significance to tribes, including Nantucket Sound itself. These  
> districts and standing structures reflect the broad array of  
> properties that represent the rich and unique architectural,  
> social, and cultural history of Cape Cod and the Islands.."
>
> Continue reading ACHP/Nantucket Sound/Cape Wind/Salazar Related  
> Documents:
>
> http://www.achp.gov/
>
> Thank You,
>
> Barbara Durkin
> Northboro, MA  01532
>
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