Politics & Government
9/11 Shadow Cast on Stow's New Memorial Garden (Photos)
A symbolic shadow was drawn on City Hall's sidewalk Sept. 11, 2012 as city employees had a moment of silence for the attacks on the World Trade Center 11 years ago.
About 30 city employees joined Mayor for a at 8:45 a.m. on the 11th anniversary of the attacks on American soil.
A piece of the World Trade Center steel I-beam is featured in the city's donation-driven . Mayor Sara Drew said more than $20,000 has been collected from private and business donations to build and maintain the memorial.
Stow City Council is expected to approve giving $500 from its contingency fund to the garden.
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Law Director Brian Reali, who is currently serving overseas in Afghanistan with the Ohio National Guard, had a request for a piece of .
"Like so many other Americans, I truly feel a special connection to the events of Sept. 11, 2001," Reali previously said. "Personally, I have been deployed overseas [three times] since the attacks. While deployed, I always marked my equipment with a small '9/11' so as to always remember why we were there."
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