Posted By: Shirin
Currituck Lighthouse about to be stolen - Only hours remain - 10/16/02 10:29 PM
From an email I've just received:
Urgent Notice to all
Government theft about to take place with the stealing of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse
A United States Congressmen is attempting to circumvent the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in the dispute with Currituck Beach Lighthouse.
He has introduced and buried deep in other legislation in HR.5569 Section 1670 a bill that would transfer ownership of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse to the local county government.
This is morally wrong and bypasses the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in a "darkness of night attempt to steal a lighthouse" away from a non profit that has worked years to save and restore it.
Even worse --- the bill has no provisions that the lighthouse be kept open to the public or maintained in an historic manner under historic guidelines.
The only thing that will stop this bill from passing is an urgent telegram, email and phone call from everyone and everyone you know to their Representative in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate.
You must also swamp your local media with emails to draw attention to this travesty.
Tomorrow morning Secretary of the Interior Gayle Norton will be on the Today Show and will be interviewed by Katie Curic or Matt Lauer about the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. You must swamp the TODAY show with e-mails asking them to bring up this issue as a question to Secretary Norton.
A copy of the entire wording of Section 1670 of House Resolution 5569 is below which is part of the Comprehensive Natural Resources Protection Act of 2002.
We need everyone's help now - today - Please do not delay.
Tim Harrison
President
American Lighthouse Foundation
P.O. Box 889
Wells, ME 04090
Ph # 207-676-0245
Urgent Notice to all
Government theft about to take place with the stealing of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse
A United States Congressmen is attempting to circumvent the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in the dispute with Currituck Beach Lighthouse.
He has introduced and buried deep in other legislation in HR.5569 Section 1670 a bill that would transfer ownership of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse to the local county government.
This is morally wrong and bypasses the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in a "darkness of night attempt to steal a lighthouse" away from a non profit that has worked years to save and restore it.
Even worse --- the bill has no provisions that the lighthouse be kept open to the public or maintained in an historic manner under historic guidelines.
The only thing that will stop this bill from passing is an urgent telegram, email and phone call from everyone and everyone you know to their Representative in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate.
You must also swamp your local media with emails to draw attention to this travesty.
Tomorrow morning Secretary of the Interior Gayle Norton will be on the Today Show and will be interviewed by Katie Curic or Matt Lauer about the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. You must swamp the TODAY show with e-mails asking them to bring up this issue as a question to Secretary Norton.
A copy of the entire wording of Section 1670 of House Resolution 5569 is below which is part of the Comprehensive Natural Resources Protection Act of 2002.
We need everyone's help now - today - Please do not delay.
Tim Harrison
President
American Lighthouse Foundation
P.O. Box 889
Wells, ME 04090
Ph # 207-676-0245
Quote:
SEC. 1670. CONVEYANCE OF HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the historic light station known as the Currituck Beach Lighthouse shall be conveyed, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to Currituck County, North Carolina. The conveyance shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the historic light station known as the Currituck Beach Lighthouse shall be conveyed, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to Currituck County, North Carolina. The conveyance shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.