by Lionel Bascom — March 26th, 2007 — 1 comment
WCBSTV.COM says a former contractor for the city who worked at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island has accused the city of filling potholes with human remains from the World Trade Center.
Norman Siegel is representing some of the families of 9/11 victims suing to re-open the search for human remains. He’s produced a deposition from a contractor who sifted through the remains at the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island.
“They were putting the remains of people who died on 9/11 in the potholes on the roadway of Fresh Kills,” Siegel said. “This was another example not only of inadequacy but the deliberate indifference of the people running the city.”
The city stopped sifting through almost a half million tons of debris after about a year of work. But some family members maintain they stopped work prematurely.
“It’s never acceptable because of expediency, time, money or business interests to throw away the remnants of your loved ones,” said Sally Regenhard, a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
A city attorney denies that the sifting was incomplete or that remains were mishandled.
11:08 PM in Uncategorized, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, Related Stories, Freedom Tower News
This anomalous behavior exemplifies the need for more time and attention given to the truth of this dreadful event, its victims and the subsequent reconstruction of the memorial.
Jeanne · March 27th, 2007 at 4:46 pm