FW: Umunhum Conservancy - MidPen's New Plans For The Tower

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 > From: "Umunhum Conservancy" <http://www.umunhumconservancy.org/~umunhum>
 > Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:50:43 +0000
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 >  		Umunhum Conservancy, Inc.
 > 
 > Today the MidPeninsula Regional Open Space District unveiled simulated
 > photos of several concepts of what they would like to do with the Tower
 > atop Mt. Umunhum. 
 > 
 > Unless the Conservancy can raise the funds to preserve the Tower ... the
 > WHOLE Tower ... MidPen will implement one of these concepts. Help us
 > preserve our local historical landmark! Donate today! [1] 
 > 
 > The three alternatives, as MidPen sees it, are: 
 > 
 > 1. Preserve the Tower in a sealed state (the option the Conservancy favors
 > and is raising money to implement) 
 > 
 > 2. Tear the Tower down entirely 
 > 
 > 3. Remove the top 4 floors of the Tower and retain some of the first
 > floor's columns and walls. 
 > 
 > MidPen has hired a consultant to make mockups of what these options would
 > look like. 
 > 
 > Needless to say, we were quite shocked. Removing the Tower entirely would
 > be bad enough, but "sawing it in half" seems much worse. 
 > 
 > Today the Tower, along with the Lick Observatory, define the South Bay
 > skyline. As many have said, "when we see the Tower, we know that we are
 > home". Reducing the 5 story Tower to one story would eliminate that
 > landmark from our skyline. 
 > 
 > The Tower also tells a story about an important part of our history. The
 > Cold War was a dangerous and scary time; the Tower played an important role
 > in protecting the Bay Area. Turning it into a shade structure certainly
 > doesn't either honor those who served there OR effectively tell the story
 > of that period in history. 
 > 
 > What do you think? Do you like MidPen's ideas for the Tower? 
 > 
 > If not, please help us preserve the WHOLE tower! 
 > 
 > ....Sam Drake, President, Umunhum Conservancy 
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