9/11 memorial appears closer in Montgomery Co.


A peace sculpture with steel from the World Trade Center appears ready to have a new home in Montgomery County. The Rotary Club is hoping to turn the twisted steel beams into a place to reflect and remember.

The group is awaiting final approval from the Board of Supervisors to put the artwork at the county's Government Center. The metal will be placed upright and a bell made of scraps will be added to the top.

The club originally wanted to put the sculpture in front of Virginia Tech's Cranwell International Center, but the university decided that any external group's project, no matter how worthy the cause, should not go on campus. That's when project supporters turned to supervisors for a location outside the County Government Center.

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