Friends of Newport Preservation announced via a press release on Thursday that they have supporters from coast to coast that are joining them in saying, “Don’t Break The Breakers!”
As of this week, the group says their digital petition has earned signatures from all 50 U.S. states.
The petition, titled, “Protect & Preserve Newport: Stop The Breakers Welcome Center,” is addressed to The Preservation Society of Newport County. Petition signatories urge the organization to relocate the proposed visitor center off the property and restore the historic landscape of The Breakers. The petition states, ‘Moving the center will create a “win” for Newport, its visitors and the Preservation Society.”