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Prior to this, for municipalities or cities to receive a relic, they had to apply and go through an arduous application process, with some pulling out because it was so extensive -- they had to prove why they should be approved to receive a piece.CaféAuLait;8759896 said:CaféAuLait;8759847 said:News as it happened:
Veterans Plaza in Secaucus now has a piece of World Trade Center steel on permanent display
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Veterans Plaza in Secaucus now has a piece of World Trade Center steel on permanent display | NJ.com
Note the photos from the above article match yours as the mayor dedicates it to Vets lost that fateful day.
I don't have a problem with sharing the relics with other parts of the country..or world even..so long as they are treated with the proper respect and given under the right circumstances.
They SHOULD NOT be trophies for political favors.
Honestly, I read your article and I only see the accusation, and where a list was spoken of. They threw it out there in the first few sentences and the article changed into bridge scandals, and bullying... Did I miss this list and proof?
What Christie's hand picked people at the Port Authority did was change that so they were given as gifts, basically a bribe, to the top Dems who he wanted to endorse him.
As of last week -- that has now changed.
Removing 9/11 Artifacts From New Jersey’s Nest of Political PatronagePerhaps it goes without saying that the distribution of trade center steel in New Jersey over the last few years was turned into a series of political high holy days.
The lieutenant governor and an appointee of Gov. Chris Christie to the Port Authority traveled the state to personally deliver tons of it to politically important towns.
The distribution policies for the steel given out in New Jersey were changed at the Port Authority last week, officials said Tuesday, and will no longer be handled by Mr. Christie’s political appointees, but by the agency’s professional staff, which handles the steel for the 49 other states and the rest of the world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/n...-new-jerseys-nest-of-political-patronage.html
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