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SPANO
HOSTS TOUR OF TALLIX FOUNDRY
Families, elected officials, sponsors viewed the
Westchester 9/11 Memorial during construction
County
Executive Andy Spano hosted a bus trip to Tallix, the
world-renowned foundry in Beacon, New York that is building
Westchester’s September 11th Memorial, called The
Rising. The tour was
scheduled for Friday, March 10.
September
11th families, elected officials and fundraising
committee members were invited to attend. Invitees viewed the
40-foot-high mast portion of the memorial which has been
assembled, as well as the first and second sections of the
structure now under construction. They also saw the massive and
intricately designed frame that had to be constructed to support
the project. Some of
the technologically advanced computer images that were developed
for the project were presented.
Prior
to the trip at 9:30 a.m., Spano was joined at a press conference
with Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who announced a major funding grant
for the memorial.
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