Rachel Rosen reports:
A group of community members have come together to start a fundraising campaign to rebuild the windmill that once sat in Windjammer Park.
Current City Councilmember Eric Marshall, former Councilmember Bill Larsen and Rotary Club member Brian Jones set up an information tent at Blue Fox Drive-In on Friday to take advantage of the large crowd that came to view the premiere of the new “Jurassic Park” movie.
They Said It
“This is something the previous city council had promised to bring back when they tore down the old one and we’re just trying to help fulfill that promise,” said [Oak Harbor City Councilman Eric] Marshall, who has lived in Oak Harbor since 1980. “Rather than using public money, we’re trying to fund it privately.”
“So far the feedback has been extraordinary,” Marshall said. “People have been very supportive. We’re really surprised by the number of people that have come tonight from out of town to watch the movie that are very supportive of the project as well.”
Councilmember Jim Woessner announced the beginning of fundraising at last Tuesday’s city council meeting after over a dozen citizens voiced their opinions on the controversial “Angel de la Creatividad” sculpture, also set to be installed at Windjammer Park.
“The sculpture has nothing to do with the windmill,” Marshall said. “When this windmill was taken down, there was a promise made by council. In fact, Bill Larsen was a council member at the time and made a promise to the public that it would get rebuilt. So Bill is really working to fulfill that promise.”
Donations can be made at ohwindmill.com.
