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LMDC Pulls Plug on WTC Memorial Winter Waterfalls

Friday, December 9th, 2005


The memorial design director for LMDC says they will pull the plug on the waterfalls at the World Trade Center Memorial during winter months.
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Jersey Mafia Strong Arm Tactics With WTC Artifacts at JFK Hanger 17

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005


While it may not come as much of a surprise that the mob muscled its way into the WTC clean up, it is depressing to read that they also muscled into the Port Authority’s poorly run effort to preserve WTC artifacts at Hanger 17 at JFK Airport.
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Daily News Finds $21.4 Billion in Widespread Waste, Greed, Lax Rules and Incompetence at Ground Zero

Monday, December 5th, 2005


The Daily News reports that following a four month investigation found $21.4 Billion federal disaster recovery aid beset by “widespread waste, greed, lax rules and incompetence.”
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Good Week at Goldman Sachs: $500,000/Employee Bonus Pool and $1.65 Billion in Bonds For Downtown Tower

Thursday, December 1st, 2005


It’s good to be rich.
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WTC Memorial Architectural and Engineering Fees Exceed 25 Percent of Cost

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005


LMDC in trying to make the cost of the WTC Memorial more palatable has revealed that architecture and engineering fees for the memorial and museum are going to exceed 25 percent of the cost.
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WTC Memorial Foundation President Gretchen Dykstra to Be Paid $350,000/year

Sunday, May 15th, 2005


The New York Post reports Gretchen Dykstra will make $350,000/year as first president of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
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