On Monday, September 20th, officials from the City, County and State joined to officially unveil the Save America’s Treasures grant signage in recognition of our $500, 000 matching grant from the National Park Service. Thank you to Mayor Ben Walsh, County Executive Ryan McMahon, Assmemblymember Pamela Hunter, Senator Rachel May and County Legislators Mary Kuhn and Linda Ervin joined in the unveiling. Walsh, McMahon, Hunter and May also spoke in support of the project to our attendees. County Executive McMahon announced his intention to put a funding request for $250,000 towards the project.
The sign also recognizes the key restoration project partners – Greater Syracuse Land Bank, Crawford & Stearns Architects and Environmental Design and Research Landscape Architects to bring the Phase II restoration to fruition. Here are photos and video clips from the event.
A total of 42 grants equaling $12.8 million were awarded by the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) for projects across the United States. With these funds, organizations and agencies conserve significant U.S. cultural and historic resources, which illustrate, interpret, and are associated with the great events, ideas, and individuals that contribute to our nation’s history and culture. For questions regarding the Save America’s Treasure’s grant program, or to comment on this or any other proposed Historic Preservation Fund grant project, please contact the State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division, National Park Service, at 202-354-2020 or stlpg@nps.gov. Save America’s Treasures grants are awarded in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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Onondaga County Executive McMahon
