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1. 151
   Name: Amy Krusinski Sinbondit on Aug 18, 2008

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2. 152
   Name: Jordan Ali Levine on Aug 18, 2008

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3. 153
   Name: TISA BARTON on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: Art lives forever a tourist trap doesn't. Art needs to be passed on to the future

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4. 154
   Name: Annette Leeuw on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: Mrs. Tarr and the Pi Beta Fraternity, Selling Arrowmont to cheap developers who want to build another tourist trap in Gatlinburg Not only is an insult to the Fraternity but to the Gatlinburg community and the people who come to Arrowmont every year. I thought it was your service to serve the community you live in. To provide them with creative fine art opportunities. Arrowmont serves the children of your area with a rich, exciting artistic opportunities that they may normally not have the chance to experience. Arrowmont also provides adults in your area as well as other adults who travel from across the country to take workshops at Arrowmont to further develop their skills in a wide variety of mediums. It is also a place for adults to TRAVEL there every summer to take art workshops. For many people Arrowmont is the closest place to go to for these types of art enriching workshops. I have gone to Arrowmont every summer!! tFor many artists it is a way to get away and work on art and be around other artists and not only work on art but talk about it. I drive 8 hours to get to Arrowmont but the drive is worth it once I get there. It's peaceful but energetic. Arrowmont has always provided me with the most outstanding education the week provides. I have never had a bad instructor or class at Arrowmont. But it is the closest place for me to go. The next closest place to go is Penland and that is too far. Their workshops are for two weeks and I can't always go for two weeks. And the instruction at Arrowmont is far better. Is this the project that was in the works that the Director of Arrowmont was speaking about that was being discussed by the community Since I started traveling to Gatlinburg 15 years ago have seen it and Pigeon Forge turn into these cheap tourist trap towns with lots of cheap stores and shops that sell nothing but worthless junk. And I'm talking about the stores on the strip. Is that what you want Arrowmont to become Where is your dignity, where is your service monded dedication to your community. Are you going to throw it all down the drain for the big bucks I'm sure you are being offered by these developers If you sell Arrowmont and do not rebuild a facility somewhere else in the Area I will NEVER TRAVEL TO GATLINBURG EVER AGAIN. Not only that but I will tell people not to travel there. How would that help your community. Closing down Arrowmont and selling it to Cheap minded developers is the biggest mistake you will ever make.

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5. 155
   Name: Liza Fultz on Aug 18, 2008

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6. 156
   Name: Aaron Cohick on Aug 18, 2008

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7. 157
   Name: Rebecca Ownby on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: The last thing Gatlinburg needs is another resort. They are already unable to find and keep help for the businesses that are already in operation. They are forced to hire international or illegal immigrants to fill these positions. Arrowmont is an asset to this community and has touched many lives in a positive way. Please consider what this school has meant to so many people, and still means to others, even today.

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8. 158
   Name: Glenda Douglas on Aug 18, 2008

   Comments: It would be a shame to demolish the Arrowmont property. Seems to me there are enough motels already.

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9. 159
   Name: Jinsoo Song on Aug 18, 2008

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10. 160
    Name: Debbie Helton on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: The last thing we need in Gatlinburg is another resort coming in and destroying the history of the city. I see no benefit in taking away the opportunity for our young people the learn of arts and crafts in the county.

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11. 161
    Name: Janine DeCresenzo on Aug 18, 2008

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12. 162
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: As an employee of Arrowmont, I am greatly moved by the outpouring of support for our organization. I have had the opportunity to have had a varied career, working in several different arenas within my profession. However, it is a rare situation that you are ever inspired by the place you work. Most jobs are just that, "jobs". I feel so fortunate to be associated with such a fine place that continually, "Enriches Lives through Art". Although I may not be an artist, I have developed an enormous respect for those who are, and draw my own inspiration from the beautiful objects they create. Additionally, as a long-time resident of the surrounding community, I feel as though it would be a tremendous loss for everyone if we were to go away. A hole that could never be filled. Thanks to everyone for their unwavering support.

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13. 163
    Name: Barbara B. Bullard on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I am a memeber of Pi Beta Phi, a former member of the Arrowmont Board of Governor's, a practicing high school art teacher, and a working artist. . Arrowmont has been an integral part of my personal and professional life for nearly 40 years. The proposed sale of this irreplacable institution is a travesty, and should be opposed in every possible way.

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14. 164
    Name: Patricia Griffin on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is not only a community treasure, but also a cultural and artistic resource for the entire region. Please do not destroy this special place.

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15. 165
    Name: Benjie Osborne on Aug 18, 2008

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16. 166
    Name: Ken Cooper on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: If this community is going to survive there must be no more greed for the so-called "benefit of the community." Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts benefits the community. Head shops and tattoo parlors DO NOT!!! Do not allow another of Gatlinburg's greatest assets to be raped.

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17. 167
    Name: Jeff Abney on Aug 18, 2008

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18. 168
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Please save Arrowmont!

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19. 169
    Name: Virginia Mckinney on Aug 18, 2008

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20. 170
    Name: Jill Gower on Aug 18, 2008

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21. 171
    Name: Brian Taylor on Aug 18, 2008

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22. 172
    Name: Jessica Zager on Aug 18, 2008

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23. 173
    Name: Jessica Worthington on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is a beacon for artists in Tennessee, and a tremendous resource for artists all over the United States. It is a unique place, and we are blessed to have it right here! I spent a summer there for a workstudy program and it was the best thing I've ever done. I learned more about art in 9 weeks there than I did in 5 years of art college! Arrowmont is the only thing that makes Gatlinburg more than an awful tourist dump full of the same cheap kitch that the gateways to the Smokies have unfortunatly become. If Arrowmont leaves Gatlinburg there are a lot of people who will never go back, including me.

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24. 174
    Name: Jeff Brown on Aug 18, 2008

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25. 175
    Name: Jennifer Mecca on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: I love Arrowmount and would hate to see it be taken away. Please allow this wonderful school to keep helping those of us who love what we do!

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26. 176
    Name: Steve Frazier on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Please step back and reconsider the impact of a decision such as this.

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27. 177
    Name: Sarah McCutcheon on Aug 18, 2008

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28. 178
    Name: Lora Stormes on Aug 18, 2008

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29. 179
    Name: Zena Pesta on Aug 18, 2008

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30. 180
    Name: Shasta Krueger on Aug 18, 2008

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31. 181
    Name: Noel Gilliam on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: How can you even think it Arrowmont is an oasis in a mass of tacky tourist traps. Without Arrowmont...Gatlinburg is nothing... Alumni 1976

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32. 182
    Name: Michael Davie on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont is a priceless part of the craft community. Gatlinburg does not need more development at the cost of losing Arrowmont. This is senseless.

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33. 183
    Name: Lindsay Oesterritter on Aug 18, 2008

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34. 184
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Please, please realize the value, the real value to artisans and others that the property and the school give back to those who support it..............and not the "value" of the prime land that it occupies in a horrid turist community. I will pray for bulldozers to become extinct, and that some sense of human values come from the powers that make the final decisions.

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35. 185
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Please, please realize the value, the real value to artisans and others that the property and the school give back to those who support it..............and not the "value" of the prime land that it occupies in a horrid turist community. I will pray for bulldozers to become extinct, and that some sense of human values come from the powers that make the final decisions.

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36. 186
    Name: Brian M. Besch on Aug 18, 2008

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37. 187
    Name: Andrea Wilson on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: Arrowmont means the world to me. Over the last twenty years, I've attended classes almost every year--sometimes twice a year. I've now come full circle to where I've taught for the last two years. I've exhibited in the gallery three times, and I'm due to have a solo exhibit in April 2009 in the Loggia Gallery. I've worked for Arrowmont; I've volunteered for Arrowmont and I've financially donated to Arrowmont. My son grew up attending the Children's Classes. In a county whose public education budget seems to frequently be short on funding the arts, Arrowmont has consistently been there to supplement our children's art experience. Arrowmont has also been instrumental in promoting fine arts and crafts in our community through it's involvement in establishing the Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival. As a working artist, mother and citizen of Sevier county--I strongly urge you to continue your support for Arrowmont School. Please don't sell the property unless you have another property to relocate to in our area. Please continue your mission in Sevier County.

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38. 188
    Name: Sarah Camille Wilson on Aug 18, 2008

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39. 189
    Name: Mary M. Wiseman on Aug 18, 2008

    Comments: The staff at Arrowmont works to keep art in the schools in the Gatlenburg area. With out the arts being taught this community would loose a great deal. Please reconsider.

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40. 190
    Name: Mary Ann Hruska on Aug 18, 2008

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41. 191
    Name: Kelyn Bledsoe on Aug 19, 2008

    Comments: Save the history do not add to the congested tourism industry

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42. 192
    Name: Clare Verstegen on Aug 19, 2008

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43. 193
    Name: Lisa Rose Aronow on Aug 19, 2008

    Comments: For Pi Beta Phi to knowingly sell the property to any organization with development plans is beyond outrageous! That Pi Beta Phi would even entertain such an offer speaks volumes on the group's true values and objectives.

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44. 194
    Name: Gail Lannum on Aug 19, 2008

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45. 195
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 19, 2008

    Comments: Thank you for organizing this petition. I agree with your comments.

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46. 196
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 19, 2008

    Comments: Thank you for organizing this petition. I agree with your comments.

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47. 197
    Name: Laura Yeats on Aug 19, 2008

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48. 198
    Name: Jonathan Krohe on Aug 19, 2008

    Comments: The statement above says everything perfectly. To get rid of something that is so important to so many people for more corporate nonsense is outrageous for the generations that have experienced it as well as the genrations that have not yet had the privilege.

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49. 199
    Name: Daniel Mitchell on Aug 19, 2008

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    Name: Lauren on Aug 19, 2008

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