Tonight’s Pink House Public Meeting RESCHEDULED to MONDAY, April 8, 2024, 7:00 -8:30 pm at PITA HALL, 8 Plum Island Turnpike, Newbury.
April 4, 2024Support The Pink House Inc
Contact: Jeff Ackley
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PRESS RELEASE
April 4, 2024
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Tonight’s Pink House Public Meeting RESCHEDULED to MONDAY, April 8, 2024,
7:00 -8:30 pm at PITA HALL, 8 Plum Island Turnpike, Newbury.
Support The Pink House Still Working Round the Clock to Save the Iconic Pink House
The non-profit’s board will share substantial new developments, their efforts to continue
working with owners, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), on behalf of the public to achieve the
intended win for all.
Thursday’s meeting comes at a critical juncture, following FWS’s recent announcement that despite 78%
of the respondents to their 30-day comment period expressly asking that The Pink House stay standing,
FWS plans to proceed with its demolition. Support The Pink House (STPH) will detail how trading the
house is in the best interest of FWS’s mission, the alternative options to save the house, new ways they
have reached out to FWS decision makers, and the 5 new land options beneficial to FWS’s mission they
have submitted, with more in the works. All options have not been exhausted, as FWS claims.
The Pink House is a $500K asset to FWS, obtained by taxpayer money. Due public pressure FWS re-
opened to land trade. But without the participation and expertise of the FWS Realty Division — who said
they would provide the swap land when entering into partnership with STPH in late 2020 –it had far less
chance of succeeding. The Realty has not responded affirmatively to repeated requests to rejoin the
search.
STPH consistently put their criteria out and sought land locally, working with Refuge Managers, Land
Trusts and surrounding town governments, turning in several parcels, some adjacent to Refuges. All
have been rejected.
Land swap is not the only way to succeed. Senators Markey and Warren and Congressman Moulton
have the power to free the house/acre through other means. They remain unresponsive to this large
outcry from their constituents and area leaders and organizations such as the Tourist Bureau, The Essex
National Heritage, the Greater Newburyport Chamber, Senator Bruce Tarr, Mayor Reardon, Rep. Kristin
Kassner, and the governing bodies of Newbury, Newburyport and Salisbury, among others.
“There are still alternative options to make this work for Fish and Wildlife, the people and the elected
officials,” says Jeff Ackley, a Support The Pink House Board member. “We will not stop working on
solutions and appealing to Senators Markey and Warren and Congressman Moulton to help their
constituents and Fish and Wildlife succeed with this highly visible community project. It’s an opportunity
for them to be champions of what should be a very positive outcome.”
The “Pink House” at 60 Plum Island Turnpike, Newbury MA, is included in the Inventory of Historic
and Archaeological Assets of the Commonwealth. The building is significant for its architecture,
associations, and/or archaeology, and qualifies for the protections of perpetual preservation
restrictions under M.G.L. Chapter 184, sections 31, 32 and 33.
Support The Pink House is a non-profit, formed to work on behalf of the thousands of people and businesses in
New England that want to see the beloved landmark restored, in perpetuity, in time for its 100th birthday in 2025.
For FAQs and more information about all the work to date visit www.SupportThePinkHouse.com News and Stop
the Demo pages, and follow our mission on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
