Trump Officials End Review of 250-Foot Arch's Harm to Historic Sites
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 24
Trump Officials End Review of 250-Foot Arch's Harm to Historic Sites
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 24
Summary
A Trump appointee on Thursday terminated the federally required consultation over how President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot arch could damage historic sites.
Travis Voyles, vice chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, told local preservation offices and advocacy groups, “We are hereby terminating consultation.”
The halted process had been examining ways to reduce the arch’s harmful effects on nearby historic properties, cutting off formal input from preservationists.
The move centers on Trump’s planned arch and removes a review step that federal preservation law had required.