A group of residents of Denver filed for an artist to court, and at a meeting of the district commission has inflamed the controversy over the project

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The estimated $ 50 million project of the world famous artist Christo (Christo) «Across the river," in which almost 10 kilometers of the river bed in southern Arkansas, Colorado will hang cloth, in the past year has been approved by the federal government . However, local residents have previously expressed their dissatisfaction with large-scale creative idea of ​​the artist, are not prepared to accept such a solution: last week, residents of Denver, filed in federal lawsuit demanding to stop the project, which Christ hoped to start this summer. The lawsuit says that the government, approved the project violated federal law.

Also last week held hearings the district commission Fremont County. Hearings were held in the town of Canon City, located at the eastern end of the segment of the river, which is scheduled to hang cloth. front of the district administration, which held hearings, gathered both supporters and opponents of the project. Last formed a group called "Anger »(ROAR, abbr. of Rags Over the Arkanzas River - literally," rags of Arkansas "). According to the group, the project primarily serve people who paid for it, while the inhabitants of the state it is completely unprofitable.

sketch map of the project, and Christo," A River » Source: nytimes.com

Local businessmen and politicians, in turn, reminded committee members that the economy of this part of Colorado is not in the best condition. The "Across the river," which should be funded entirely by Christo money from the sale of his works - the gift of the artist's state. Through this project, such settlements as Canon City, will be on the map of the art world, which, in turn, can have lasting positive effects for the development of the entire surrounding area. "Some project may seem ugly, some beautiful, but the obvious benefits to the people", - believes Ketchmar Colby (Colby Catchmar), a member of the City Council Canon City.

expected that during the construction and subsequent two-week demonstration, scheduled for August 2014, the project "Across the river" will attract more than four hundred thousand spectators.

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Opponents of the project insist that the work of art Colorado did not decorate, and will harm him, distorting the original beauty of unspoiled local landscape. "The people of Colorado, not New Yorkers, they go into the mountains to enjoy the sights and wildlife, relax, stay in peace and quiet," - said at a meeting of the representative ROAR Ellen Bauder (Ellen Bauder). She stressed that the influx of tourists are unlikely to beautify recreation of local residents.

The lawsuit, filed against Christo law students of the University of Denver, on behalf of ROAR, says that by allowing the implementation of the project, the authorities did not consider it harmful long-term impact on the local fauna, especially in the bighorn sheep living on the steep rocky banks of the river. According to plaintiffs, the government also taken into account in its assessment that the drilling and installation of fixtures for the river "tent" on the impact would be approximately equal effect of industrial drilling.

Steve Coffin is on (Steve Coffin), the representative of the project "Across the river," said that a carefully prepared by the conclusion of the federal Commission on the effects project on the environment, which was prepared several years, outweighs all the arguments of the plaintiffs. "The conclusion of a full and exhaustive" - ​​confidently said Coffin.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru

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