9-11 Memorial Fund Committee To Start Construction Early July

The Acton 9-11 Memorial Fund Committee has recently announced that they will begin construction of the new memorial outside of the Public Safety facility Monday, July 11. Fencing will be put in place around the construction site to keep the outcome of the memorial a surprise and to make sure no one gets injured at the active construction site.

The unveiling of the memorial will take place on September 11, 2011 - but there is still a lot of work to be done.

The Committee has interestingly incorporated a way for community members to donate money to the memorial by becoming a part of the memorial. Community members and citizens alike can purchase a brick for $100 that will be laid down at the memorial with an engraved personalized message. For more information on how to make a donation, click here.

There are 189 open spaces for bricks to be purchased and donations will be accepted after the memorial is unveiled - regular bricks will be put in place waiting for people to purchase and engrave them.

"I think once people see the final product, they may be more excited to buy a brick and write a message," said Committee member, Jon Stackhouse."

People/Businesses Working on the Construction:

• John Durkin (Onyx Corporation) are partnering with Dan Lenox (Lenox landscaping) to do the granite curbing and brick work.

• Jim Fenton (James Fenton & Sons), a retired firefighter from Acton, will be doing foundation and irrigation system work.

• David Calkins (Colmer Monuments), a retired firefighter from Acton, will be managing all the granite work for the memorial.

• Pyro Equipment Service made the brackets to attach the steel to the memorial.

• Chris McDonough (C.A.M. Electric) will be doing all the electrical work.

• Kennedy & Company Landscaping will handle all the landscaping installation and plants for the memorial.

• George Dimakarakos (Stamski & McNary, Inc.) has done all the engineering and final designs for the project.

• Jay Dolan (International Collision) will be coating the steel so that it will be protected with the weather.

• Kevin Shea (KTS Granite Lettering) will be handling all the sandblasting for the bricks.

The memorial is designed to not only to commemorate , but for all those who lost their lives.

*For the orniginal Acton Patch story on when the Committee brought back steel from Ground Zero,

*For the original Acton Patch story on the work Jay Dolan (International Collision) is offering for the memorial,