April 16, 2025
The denial of the injunction halting demolition of Skinners Falls Bridge by federal court does not negate the validity of the valiant advocacy by Damascus Citizens for Sustainability and countless people in our region and beyond who …
Breaking News
April 16, 2025
Contact:
Rose Biondi – rosebiondi2@gmail.com
DCS Director B. Arrindell – Director@DamascusCitizens.org
SKINNERS FALLS BRIDGE
Preliminary Injunction Denied
(Scranton, PA) At 8:34 PM on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 a ruling was announced denying the preliminary injunction …
For immediate release
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SKINNERS FALLS BRIDGE GOES TO FEDERAL COURT
(Scranton, PA) On Friday, April 10, 2025 the future of historic Skinners Falls Bridge was the matter brought before Judge J. Mehalchick at the U.S. District Court for …
DCS and Milanville, PA resident Cynthia Nash have filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking an injunction against the destruction of the historic Skinners Falls Bridge.
DCS brings this action to challenge the decision of Defendants (PennDOT, etc.) to reject …
Two people who think a lot about how we live in the world are the writer and naturalist Laura Chávez Silverman and the poet Fátima Vélez. On Saturday 19 April, Silverman and Vélez are the guests of a unique …
Support Rose Biondi’s GoFundMe to save the Skinners Falls Bridge!
Nathan Holth has documented 205 historic bridges in PA that have been demolished, or are under threat of demolition, for the years 2004 to 2025. Mr. Holth says “I see …
Support Rose Biondi’s GoFundMe to save the Skinners Falls Bridge!
DCS submitted extensive comments on the Skinners Falls Bridge to PennDOT and the Federal Highway Administration on Feb. 3, 2025, outlining their “persistent refusal to follow established statutory and regulatory …
DCS sends Letter of Interest
To Acquire The Nation’s Historic Skinners Falls Bridge:
Objective is to restore, not destroy, the historic bridge.
Damascus Citizens …
The National Park Service (NPS) commented on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Camp FIMFO in a letter to the Town of Highland Planning Board dated January 10, 2025. The conclusions of the NPS (see below) include …
The Zane Grey Gallery has generously offered to donate all proceeds from its sales of Skinners Falls Reflections, by Craig Snedeker, to DCS’s legal efforts to save the Skinners Falls Bridge. Use the QR Code below or go to …
It’s crunch time for the Skinners Falls Bridge and the proposed Camp FIMFO, but especially for the bridge, which PennDOT intends to demolish asap. DCS, in conjunction with Wrought Iron Bridge Works, has presented a cost effective plan to save …
DCS has been working with Greenworks, our environmental attorney, and Wrought Iron Bridge Works (WIBW), experts in the restoration of historic bridges, to come up with a plan to save the Skinners Falls Bridge.
DCS has sent the following letter …
