Unfortunately, however the Hearing Officer got those “facts” from Harbors Division, they were given to undermine Friends of Falls Clyde’s efforts to get the impoundment reversed and the Revocable Permit reinstated.
The only positive part of the D&O was the Hearing Officer not considering our arguments based on Federal and State historic preservation laws. He stated that they were not relevant to the impoundment. It is our position that when the Harbors Division takes their next step to move toward their goal of removing the ship from the harbor that those laws will be relevant.