U.S. Department of the Interior - News Release - Acting National Park Service Director Statement on update over Negotiations with Landowners over Flight 93 Lands

Date: June 12, 2009 Contact: Kendra Barkoff (202) 208-6416
Acting National Park Service Director Statement on update over Negotiations with Landowners over Flight 93 Lands
WASHINGTON, DC – Dan Wenk, Acting Director of National Park Service released the following statement today updating the progress over the Flight 93 Memorial lands: “This week, the landowners, the Families of Flight 93 and the National Park Service have worked non-stop and in good faith to make remarkable progress in the negotiations over the Flight 93 memorial lands. “I am extremely encouraged by how the negotiations have gone and I appreciate the spirit of these negotiations. The National Park Service, the landowners and the Families of Flight 93 will continue to work together throughout the weekend and we hope to have a more definitive announcement in the coming days.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Dan Wenk, Acting Director of National Park Service released the following statement today updating the progress over the Flight 93 Memorial lands:

“This week, the landowners, the Families of Flight 93 and the National Park Service have worked non-stop and in good faith to make remarkable progress in the negotiations over the Flight 93 memorial lands.

“I am extremely encouraged by how the negotiations have gone and I appreciate the spirit of these negotiations. The National Park Service, the landowners and the Families of Flight 93 will continue to work together throughout the weekend and we hope to have a more definitive announcement in the coming days.”