Terry Danaher's information

Terry provided the following information:

Application for “Coast Guard City” Status

1. Letter from mayor (ask council liaison to request)


2. Narrative of description of relationship to include:

Mayor's Military Affairs Committee, mission, membership, activities (parade, participation in official functions, e.g., change of command, etc.)

Coast Guard Monuments in Portsmouth: Lightship Portsmouth Museum, Fresnel Lens, Ft. Nelson Park cutter Robert H. Taney propeller display

Citizen interest/actions: Chapters in the Dean Burgess book and Mapp book on Coast Guard history; two historic children's coloring books feature the Lightship and Coast Guard history; Coast Guard history featured in "Ida Kay's Portsmouth" in V.P. Currents

Portsmouth celebrated the Coast Guard's birthday with reenactors, special museum displays and activities, and tours of the Coast Guard Cutter Seaborne, which was docked at the High Street Landing, the first weekend in August 2008.

Street named "Coast Guard Boulevard"

A review of City Council minutes shows a long history of cooperation with Coast Guard on relocations and improvements to facilities, attendance at CG functions by council members and City staff, events hosted for CG and other military

Long-term working relationship with Fire Department--Fire Boat 1 docked at CG base


3. Cover list for specific examples of #2 above attached to copies of book chapters, articles, promotional materials, parade photos, etc.


4. Letters from MMAC (Lindley), Portsmouth Museums (Perry), City Manager’s Office (Chandler), Portsmouth Partnership (Hargrove), Portsmouth Chamber (Scharl), Fire Dept. (Barfield), Police (Hargis), individuals (Theisen, Burgess, Jordan), Coast Guard Commanders (Papp, Rosa?)