Click here We are prepared to meet with the Deputy Director of the Harbors Division on November 4. We are providing documents that we believe show that we are actively engaged in fundraising for the drydock. We are specifically asking that Harbors rescind their position that the permit allows only for restoration work, which they interpret narrowly, because we believe allowing people aboard to educate them and potentially use the ship for a fundraising event. We do not feel we should be handicapped this way.
We have again launched an Indiegogo campaign and need to get the word out as broadly as possible. For everyone who follows us on the website or Facebook, please reach out to your networks. The Indiegogo URL was https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/preserve-falls-of-clyde-now-is-your-chance/x/10629814#/.
We believe that 2016 will be our year to complete the drydock, but we need to show the “powers that be” that we have the support of people who truly value historic preservation.

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Friends of Falls of Clyde believe we are part of the community so we have joined the Adopt-A-Harbor program and will take part in preserving the cleanliness of our harbor.

The weather has not helped us continue work on the poop deck and charthouse. Hopefully drier weather will get us back on track.

We have now received the letter from the Harbors Division asking to do a follow up to our April meeting. We are prepared to provide our business plan and details about the drydock that is needed. However, we need to overcome a misunderstanding. For some reason the Deputy Director believes that we said we were certain that we would be able to get our targeted $1.5 million goal to pay for the drydock by August 2015. There is no truth in this since we had not even started our Indiegogo fundraising and were only in the early stages of preparing the National Maritime Heritage Grant application. Neither of these would be a certainty. We intend to clear this up at the meeting. This misunderstanding has led to the threat to terminate our Revocable Permit for Pier 7, which, of course, would be disastrous. This is now the time that all supporters for the preservation of our National Historic Landmark must step up with tax-deductible donations. 
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