FORIMMEDIATERELEASEContact: SaverioMancini
Quinn&Hary/[email protected]
MEDIAALERT
GovernorMalloy,AdmiralPapp,MayorFinizioToSignMemorandumOfAgreementtoBuildNation’sOnly
NationalCoastGuardMuseuminNewLondon,Connecticut
WHAT: OfficialsigningceremonyfortheMemorandumofAgreementbetweentheStateofConnecticut,UnitedStatesCoastGuard,CityofNewLondon,andNationalCoastGuardMuseumAssociationtoconfirmbuildingofthenation’sonlyNationalCoastGuardMuseumindowntownNewLondon,Connecticut.
WHEN: Wednesday,February19,2014
11:00a.m.WHERE: UnionStation 27WaterStreet NewLondonWHO: GovernorDannelP.Malloy
AdmiralRobertJ.Papp,Commandant,UnitedStatesCoastGuardMayorDarylJustinFinizio,CityofNewLondonJames“Jimmy”Coleman,Chairman,NationalCoastGuardMuseumAssociation
INDETAIL: WiththeofficialsigningoftheMemorandumofAgreement,thestateandcity
agreetosupportandassistwiththedevelopment,designreviewandapprovaloftheNationalCoastGuardMuseumplansandspecificationsforthesite,andtoassistwiththecoordinationoflocaldevelopmenttosupportthemuseumproject,includingpermits,variances,zoning,andotherapprovalswithintheirrespectivejurisdictions.
InApril2013,theNationalCoastGuardMuseumAssociationalongwiththeUnitedStatesCoastGuard,StateofConnecticutandCityofNewLondonannouncedtheproposedlocationanddesignsforthemuch-anticipatedNationalCoastGuardMuseum.Plansincludeafour-story,54,300-square-footbuildingwithfourfloorsofinteractiveexhibits,eventspaceandlecturerooms,aswellasareceptionareawithgiftshopandcafé.Inaddition,plansanticipatedockingtheCoastGuard'stallship,BarqueEAGLE,atanadjacentpierservingasanadditionalattraction.ApedestrianoverpassacrosstherailroadtrackswillconnectthemuseumwiththelocalferryterminalandtrainstationhelpingtoushervisitorsworldwideastheycometoexperiencethisfirstnationalmuseumdedicatedtotheU.S.CoastGuard'shistory.
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