Elderly Artist Fights Eviction From Family Home of 80 Years
- Salvatore Del Deo, 94, faces eviction from the dune shack he has lived in every summer for 80 years.
- The Park Service is taking bids for long-term leases of the shack though Del Deo's family has maintained it for decades.
- Del Deo claims the property was willed to him, but the Park Service says another owner has rights to the shack.
- Community members have protested the eviction and thousands have signed a petition to offer Del Deo a lifetime lease in recognition of his contributions.
- Politicians have asked the Park Service to halt the eviction of Del Deo from his home.