Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 13:24:32 -0700 (PDT)

From: "Glenn A. Walsh"

Subject: News Release: Buhl RFP Letters

CC: "Glenn A. Walsh" < gawalsh@planetarium.cc >

Pittsburgh, July 2 - On Wednesday, Friends of the

Zeiss received a short and very vague letter

from Dale A. Perrett, Director of the City of

Pittsburgh Department of General Services. The entire

letter is transcribed, following:

>>>Beginning of Transcription:

City of Pittsburgh Department of General Services

Tom Murphy

Mayor

Dale A. Perrett

Director

June 24, 2002

Mr. Glen E. Walsh

Project Director

Friends of the Zeiss

P.O. Box 1041

Pittsburgh PA 15230

In re: Buhl Planetarium Artifacts Proposal

Dear Mr. Walsh,

I am sorry to inform you that your organization has

not been awarded any portion of the proposal to lease

artifacts from the Buhl Planetarium. It is quite

evident that you and your organization have a passion

for astronomy and the Buhl Planetarium and have spent

countless hours in efforts dedicated to your cause. I

wish to express my thanks for your involvement in

Pittsburgh history.

Very truly yours,

Dale A. Perrett

Director

CC: Chet Malesky, Deputy Director

>>>End of Transcription

Under separate cover, Friends of the Zeiss will issue

copies of a reply to Mr. Perrett and a statement

before Pittsburgh City Council. The letter to Mr.

Perrett includes a request for information, under the

terms of the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law[Act of

June 21, 1957, P.L. 390, No. 212, 60 P.S. 66.1 et

seq., as amended], regarding RFP Response(s), award

letter(s), and legally in-force lease contract(s)

regarding the winning bid(s) for the preservation of

the Buhl Planetarium artifacts. Further, we are asking

for a copy of the legally in-force lease contract for

the Buhl Planetarium building.

AS WITH THIS NEWS RELEASE, THE LETTER AND STATEMENT

ARE ***EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:00 a.m.[EDST] on TUESDAY,

JULY 2, 2002***.

gaw 7-1-2002

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Glenn A. Walsh - Electronic Mail: gawalsh@planetarium.cc

Author of History Web Sites on Internet-

* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: http://www.planetarium.cc

* Astronomer John Brashear: http://johnbrashear.tripod.com

* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries:

http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc

* Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh: http://www.incline.cc