Suwanee Still Debating Site for 9/11 Artifact

Suwanee city officials still are discussing a permanent site for Remembrance, the city's 9/11 artifact, and the former piece of the destroyed World Trade Center towers may go back into storage for the winter.

The 1,600-pound piece of steel has been on display in front of City Hall since a . However, officials have not settled on a permanent site, and they are concerned about effects of weather, such as rust, on the artifact.

"We need to get it out of the elements," City Manager Marty Allen said.

The piece had been stored in a hangar at JFK airport in New York since officials there sorted out wreckage after the attacks in 2001. It arrived in Suwanee in July after city officials coordinated shipping with the Port Authority of New York. Suwanee officials stored it at the Public Works facility until the September ceremony.

The latest location discussed had been City Hall Park, between Suwanee Police headquarters and Gwinnett Fire Station No. 13. But officials still are concerned about proper display, which also will include a special support base.

The sentiment still favors a permanent location in or near Town Center, the city's focal point.

Remembrance likely will remain on public display through Nov. 5, date of the citywide Parker's Parks Party event.