President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations.
The panel reviewed plans submitted by the Interior Department to construct the new monument in the center of Memorial Circle on the man-made Columbia Island.
The Trump administration will present another one of President Trump's project proposals to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday morning: a Triumphal Arch. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced during Wednesday's press briefing that the Interior Department would soon submit plans to begin construction of the 250-foot arch in Memorial Circle on Columbia Island — a man-made island in the Potomac River that is managed by the National Park Service. “It’s going to be really beautiful. I think it’s going to be fantastic,” Trump told potential donors at an event earlier this year. The CFA meeting also comes as the administration has made headway on the president's $400 million White House ballroom project,…
The lawsuit challenges President Trump's plans for "Independence Arch," a 250-foot structure proposed for Memorial Circle.