In keeping with the commitment that the Save the Stack Committee made to the community to keep everyone very informed and to operate transparently, a second town hall meeting was held on June 24th in Reedville. The agenda was loaded with marketing and funding updates which now includes a July 31st music outdoor festival being held at Buzzards Point Marina in Reedville, a “Summer of the Stack” calendar of events where local businesses participate with themed events and the addition of a Stack Float and net drive scheduled for the July 3rd parade in Reedville. The meeting also included representatives from Industrial Access by Chimney Solutions out of Atlanta who will be the restoration company. They walked attendees thru restoration techniques and fielded questions from the audience. There was also a report out on the geo survey to determine the quality and strength of the earth under the stack. Jim Foote helped interpret key elements from the report and communicated the findings that no work is required to the soil the stack is standing on.
The finale of the event included testimonials from two residents on why the stack is important to them. A guest testimonial from Donald McCann who related a story about Lewes, Delaware which was once a thriving menhaden port like Reedville that ended in the late 60s and now has nothing to show for it as no one took the time or effort to save any of the history.
Spud Parker moderated the meeting and concluded the event !
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