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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

The grateful thanks of the Washington Park Conservancy go first and foremost to Mr. Irving Klrsch, through whose generosity this Historic Landscape Report, Preservation Plan and Management Proposal was made possible. Additional financial support from A. A. F. Associates and the Washington Park Neighborhood Association provided for important enhancements to the project.

 

We also wish to thank Mr. Richard Barrett, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the City of Albany and Mr. Richard Patrick, Deputy Commissioner, for their help and cooperation.

 

A large number of individuals gave freely of their time and energy to see the project through to its completion. Among then are members of the extended Planning Committee who met with us and contributed many valuable suggestions; the respondents to the questionnaires who provided many insights into current perceptions of the Park; and last but not least the Board of Directors of the Washington Park Conservancy who firmly supported us through a long and complex process.

 

To all of these, and to many other individuals who manifested their interest along the way, the Washington Park Conservancy’s Planning Committee expresses its heartfelt thanks,

David Barnet, Co-Chairman

Martin Kanes, Co-Chairman

Paul M. Bray

Kate McLaughlin

Extended Planning Committee Members

 

Scott Lewendon

Kathleen Maloney

Christine Miles

Ned Pratt

Douglas Sinclair

Elizabeth. Spencer-Ralph

Carol Sweet

Lorraine Weiss

Washington Park Conservancy Board Members

 

David Quinn, President

David Barnet

Richard J. Barrett, Jr.

Eleanor Billmyer

Paul M. Bray

Robert Briber

Sylvia Briber

Elizabeth Dale Crary

Robert Drew

Doris Drew

Dennis Foley

Tammis Groft

Audrey Hawkins

Martin Kanes

Evetine L. Kanes

James Maybo

Bill McLaughlin

Kate McLaughlin

Flo Nineties

Richard Patrick

Fowler Riddick

Peter Rumora

Herb Starr

Peggy N. Stedman

Kestenbaum/Landscapes Joint Venture, the project consultant team, would like to acknowledge the contributions of the Washington Park Conservancy’s Board of Directors, Planning Committee members and other Committee chairs as well as the general membership throughout the project. We would also like to thank the staff members at each library and institution who assisted immeasurably in the research phase. We extend our appreciation to all those individuals who contributed to each phase of the project.

 

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