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whom it may concern,
I
am writing in regards to the proposed development of the 37.5 acres known
as the Site of the Original 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair held in
Bethel, New York held Aug. 15-17, 1969. It has been brought to my
attention that the Gerry Foundation plans to place its Core Activities
buildings of the Bethel Performing Arts Center on the top plateau of the
festival site and surround the area with security fencing. As you may well
know, myself and my fellow Hog Farmers provided security, food and care
for the hundreds of thousands who attended the festival. Though over
thirty years have passed, the historic and cultural relevance of the
festival and the site itself remain as important now, as it did then.
I
agree with the Woodstock Preservation Alliance that a performing arts
center in Bethel is a wonderful idea.
I also support the notion that the developers have many other acres
to build on, and that fencing and placing structures on the site itself is
unnecessary. The site that is
an icon to peace, the social unrest of the 1960’s, popular music, and
the event said to have defined a generation, is now in danger of being
changed forever. The original 37.5 Woodstock site in Bethel New York
deserves to be preserved for future generations to enjoy. Fencing,
building and exploiting will not serve that end.
Sincerely,
Wavy
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