Just arrived in the inbox (thanks again to Councilmember Tom Rasmussen’s team): The official press release about Tuesday night (an event first mentioned here four weeks ago). Full text ahead.ÂÂ
Mayor and Councilmember Rasmussen to unveil refurbished Statue of Liberty
WHO: Mayor Greg Nickels and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
WHAT: Event to celebrate the newly cast Statue of Liberty, which replaces the one damaged by vandals in 2005
WHEN: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11
WHERE: Alki Beach, next to the Bathhouse, 2701 Alki Ave.
HISTORY
The statue was a gift to the city from the Boy Scouts of America in 1952. Despite the fact it was not cast to the scale of the original “Liberty Enlightening the World,” the statue quickly became a beloved landmark. It has been vandalized frequently over the years, most recently in February 2005. Parks crews determined the damage was too extensive for repairs, and the statue needed to be recast. The newly cast statue is ready to resume her vigil at the same beach where the Denny party arrived in 1851.
Nickels will include $50,000 in his 2008 proposed budget for a new pedestal for the statue.
“The statue is a symbol of great depth and meaning to everyone in Seattle,” Nickels said. “It is a place where we gather as a community, as we did on Sept. 11, 2001.”
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