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  • Government to condemn land for Flight 93 memorial

    05/07/2009 5:50:03 AM PDT · by stevie_d_64 · 77 replies · 2,796+ views
    AP ^ | Thursday May 7, 2009 | DAN NEPHIN
    PITTSBURGH – The government will begin taking land from seven property owners so that the Flight 93 memorial can be built in time for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Park Service said. In a a statement obtained by The Associated Press, the park service said it had teamed up with a group representing the victims' families to work with landowners since before 2005 to acquire the land. "But with few exceptions, these negotiations have been unsuccessful," said the statement, which was to be released later Thursday. The seven property owners own about 500 acres still...