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Schumer To Save Bannerman Castle
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 19, 2010
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Now that Senator Schumer is well on his way to saving the Pool Parties, he's set his sights off the coastline and is asking for federal funds to help restore Bannerman Castle.
Reportedly he'll be in a meeting today with members of the Bannerman Castle Trust and local officials to discuss how to save the landmark on a Hudson River, or what's left of it. During a recent storm, more walls of the historic castle came crashing down — adding to the pile of rubble on the island.
Schumer plans to ask the federal Department of the Interior "to back the trust's application for funding under the Save America's Treasures program and will also try to find other emergency funding." The Fund's founder, Neil Caplan, had been planning to restore the residence this year with money saved up from grants and fund-raising — but after the latest damage suffered the project became too costly.
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