| At its Board meeting in September, the Directors of the
Foundation voted unanimously to discontinue the organization's lease of
the 101-year-old Liston Range Rear Light Tower.
"It was a difficult and sad decision," Foundation President
Judith Roales said later. "But it was the responsible thing to
do. We have neither the volunteer power nor the financial resources
to care for a light so far from our base of operations in Sussex
County."
The action will have no impact on the DRBLHF's other lighthouse
activities and responsibilities, all of which will continue...and continue
to grow.
Board Members and other friends of the Liston tower -- including
Director Harry Spencer Jr., who was born at Liston Rear while his father
was keeper there -- made a final official trip to the light
recently. In addition to removing Foundation belongings and making
sure the property was as it had been when they took over two years ago,
the visitors climbed to the top of the 126-foot tower for a last look at
the awesome second order Fresnel range lens and the unusual Fresnel
reflector that sits behind the light source. |
