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Cross in 9/11 Steel Is Center of Dispute: Spotlight
Cross in 9/11 Steel Is Center of Dispute: Spotlight
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SPOTLIGHT
Freedom Expressed!
Cross in 9/11 steel is center of dispute
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
Plans for a 9/11 memorial that
would include a steel beam ac-
quired from the World Trade Cen-
ter are under dispute because of a
cross cut out of the steel.
Deputy Fire Chief Roy James
acquired the steel in 2012, assem-
bled a design team, and presented
plans for the memorial at the July
22 meeting of the Princeton
Council.
Councilmembers raised con-
cerns about the cross, because the
proposed location is public prop-
erty.
I can tell you right now well
get sued, Councilwoman Jenny
Crumiller said.
Mayor Liz Lempert said that
while she feels the cross presents
an issue that should be addressed,
she did not necessarily think the
cross should be hidden.
My understanding is that
right after 9/11, there were a lot of
things, including religious sym-
bols, carved in the steel, Lem-
pert said. I think there are a lot
of different ways to handle it.
Part of the issue is that having a
religious symbol in a public place
is complicated. My personal feel-
ing is that this was part of the
history of how things were han-
dled after 9/11. I think it needs to
be explained, and done in a way
that is sensitive to that.
James said that he in no way
sees the cross as a religious sym-
bol, but that the design of the me-
morial could potentially be
changed to hide the cross against
an adjoining piece of limestone.
Everyone knows the cross is
causing a major issue, James
said. Im willing to compromise
if turning the beam to the side
means theyd allow us to build the
memorial sooner. I dont know if
its because Im a firefighter, or
because I know the story but I
please see JAMES, page 10
KATIE MORGAN/The Princeton Sun
The 11-foot-long steel beam salvaged from the World Trade Center rubble, presently being stored in the
Harrison Street firehouse, has several holes where chains were attached, in addition to the cutout of a
cross.
2 THE PRINCETON SUN AUGUST 14-20, 2013
CFPA hosts Hiroshima vigil at Hinds Plaza
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
The Coalition for Peace Action,
a non-profit group headquartered
in Princeton, held a commemora-
tion service on Hinds Plaza Aug. 5
to remember the 1945 bombing of
Hiroshima, Japan.
Weve held this vigil for many
years, said Kate Whitman, assis-
tant director of the CFPA. Its
not meant to be a commentary on
the decision to drop the bomb
its meant more to commemorate
the total destruction and make
sure that weapon is never used
again, and well always turn to
diplomacy first.
The event on Hinds Plaza
began at 7:15 p.m., which corre-
sponds to the time of the bomb-
ing on Aug. 6 at 8:15 a.m. in Hi-
roshima.
The Solidarity Singers of the
New Jersey Industrial Union
Council provided a musical per-
formance, and paper crane fold-
ing was offered. The paper crane
is the Japanese symbol of peace.
Carol Allen and Marc Tolo,
CFPA board members, spoke
about the bombing and the impor-
tance of commemorating the
event. Allen spoke about the
unique importance to the Prince-
ton community.
One of the things thats most
interesting is that so many people
from Princeton worked on the de-
velopment of the bomb, Allen
said.
Many of them are now retired
or deceased or have moved out of
the area, but there were many
chemists, physicists and engi-
neers from the Princeton faculty
that went to New Mexico and
worked very secretly on the proj-
ect. I came to Princeton in 1960
and met a lot of scientists who
had been involved.
Allen said she believes the in-
tellectuals who created the bomb
considered it a scientific goal, and
did not consider the moral ramifi-
cations of its creation.
I dont think people could
imagine the ramifications then,
Allen said. And I dont think peo-
ple now realize the ramifications
of the presence of hundreds of
nuclear weapons. The reason we
bring up and remember Hiroshi-
ma and Nagasaki is because these
were the only two bombs that
have ever been dropped, and I
hate to think what would happen
if we allowed ourselves to forget
the utter devastation these
weapons create.
Whitman said the issue of nu-
clear disarmament is one of the
CFPAs most prominent concerns.
We were founded in the 1980s
around the issue of nuclear disar-
mament during the Cold War,
Whitman said. Its still an issue
that is incredibly important, but I
think there are a lot of people
who dont realize that. I think
there is a generation that remem-
bers having drills in case there
was a nuclear attack, and perhaps
that generation was more moti-
vated to get involved. But for
younger generations I think
were much more removed from
it.
It doesnt feel like an immi-
nent threat. There really does
have to be an effort to educate
younger people that the problem
of nuclear weapons didnt just
disappear after the Cold War.
The CFPA recently sent a dele-
gation to Washington, D.C., where
they met with the staffs of elected
officials to discuss the Compre-
hensive Test Ban Treaty, a multi-
lateral treaty that was adopted by
the United Nations General As-
sembly in 1996, but has not yet
been ratified by the United States.
Thats really our long-term
goal, Whitman said. We would
like to see the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty ratified before
President Obama leaves office.
Were also always pushing for
cuts in the budget for nuclear
weapons. We think we could be
safe with significantly fewer
weapons.
Whitman said Princeton resi-
dents who want more informa-
tion about the CFPAs work, or
want to get involved, should visit
the Coalitions website at
www.peacecoalition.org.
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
Town looks
to modify brush
and leaf pickup schedule
Princeton officials expect that
extra brush and leaf pickups will
be scheduled for 2014, according
to Robert Hough, the municipal
director of infrastructure and op-
erations. Hough said the depart-
ment would evaluate the success
of brush and leaf collection in
the consolidated municipality,
and potentially extend the bor-
ders of collection sectors and
schedule additional collection.
Mayor Liz Lempert noted the
importance of adhering to the
leaf pickup schedule this fall.
I think in the spring with
brush collection, people saw the
schedule and thought, theyll be
here every day that week, and
then the brush sits for four weeks
until the next pickup.
Lempert said she felt residents
of the former borough might
have some confusion, as they did
not have a brush and leaf collec-
tion schedule in previous years.
She said a fine would be put in
place, but she felt it would only be
applied to repeat offenders.
This is where you have to
strike a balance, Lempert said.
There might be some confusion
and you want to give people the
benefit of the doubt. Its one of
the fundamental services the
town provides. Everyone wants to
live in a town with clean streets,
and we want to make sure every-
one is doing their part.
Hough reported that notes
from spring brush collection indi-
cated that 90 percent of residents
were in compliance with the col-
lection schedule.
Council considers police
ordinance to establish
appropriate authority
The Princeton Council held a
work session to discuss an ordi-
nance written by town attorney
Ed Schmierer regarding the ap-
propriate authority of the
Princeton Police Department.
The ordinance is designed to
establish a comprehensive chain
of command for the administra-
tion and oversight of the police
department.
If adopted by the council, the
ordinance read, this would con-
tinue the practice of having the
administrator coordinate with
the chief of police or officer-in-
charge with regard to the day-to-
day routine operations of the de-
partment but reserve to the pub-
lic safety committee and mayor
and Council authority over the
substantive matters related to the
staffing and direction of the de-
partment.
Bob Bruschi, the current ad-
ministrator, explained that in
most municipalities of Prince-
tons size, the administrator
serves as the appropriate authori-
ty.
It was created because of a
sense that chiefs retained too
much power, Bruschi said. In
areas of personnel we have the
same policy. I held this role in the
borough, mostly over Chief
[David] Dudeck.
The ordinance, which was in-
troduced on Aug. 5, will need to be
passed before the consolidated po-
lice department can receive offi-
cial accreditation.
Election ballots will not
contain a question about
Valley Road School
The request of a resident
group to include a nonbinding
referendum about the future of
the Valley Road School building
on the next ballot has been de-
nied.
The Valley Road School Active
Reuse Committee, a group of resi-
dents who want to turn the va-
cant Witherspoon Street building
into a non-profit center, asked the
Council to consider including the
referendum, and presented a peti-
tion with 2,100 signatures sup-
porting the request.
The Board of Education owns
the building, and Lempert said
the Council could not get involved
with the decisions of another in-
dependent governing body.
I understand that we were in
negotiations with the Board of
Education, Lempert said at the
Aug. 5 Princeton Council meet-
ing. But it is ultimately their de-
cision.
Lempert said in a press confer-
ence before the Aug. 5 meeting
that the question would definitely
not be included on the ballot. She
urged the committee to seek
other locations for the proposed
non-profit center.
I think having discounted
non-profit space is a great idea,
Lempert said.
I encourage them to look else-
where in the community. Its a
great idea but there are just too
many stumbling blocks.
AvalonBay to begin
developing former
hospital site this year
Developer AvalonBay, whose
plans to redevelop the former
Witherspoon Street site of the
University Medical Center were
approved by the Princeton Plan-
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VRS-ARC submitted a pro-
posed zoning amendment with no
response from the PPS board or
from the mayor who was ap-
proached later.
The inhabitants of Princeton
were listed on the deed as legal
owners so much that in 2002,
when the board wanted to reno-
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they ran into a problem and were
told that they did not own the
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no intention of patching the roof
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groups that are abundant in
Princeton, but it seems that they
focus on saving streams, trails,
growing organic, composting and
making garbage bags light.
Not that those are not impor-
tant issues, however, they do not
seem to grasp the whole meaning
of sustainability, and I still look
forward to their say, or to at least,
put it on their agendas.
It is sad that the meaning of
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really care about is to have anoth-
er position added to their colorful
resumes, attend events where
awards are given to them, and pat
their backs.
Princeton taxpayers, perhaps it
is time to occupy the PPS board.
Sandra Jordan Bierman
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