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The Twin Towers overlook the sanitation vehicles at the Fresh Kills lahdfill in a 1996 photo. The towers eventually were the only city landmark that could be seen above the landfill.

fill design competition stress that “I wouldn’t call it a landfill any-, the winning team’s proposal will more,” said James, who declined provide only a starting point for a to give his last name. “It should be master plan for Fresh Kills. The a Fresh Kills memorial.” community will be invited to par­ Searching the wreckage for per­ ticipate in the process of develop- , sonal'items and body parts con- ing any long-term proposals for vincea him that the site should be the site. revered as a burial ground. And the idea of a memorial al- , “I hope to God they put all of ' ready has some local proponents. [the disaster debris at Fresh Kills] One Rossville resident, a volun­ and make it a memorial,” he said. teer worker in the criminal inves-,. (Associated Press material tigation now under way at Fresh was used in this report.) Kills, believes the hills of buried waste overlooking the Arthur Kill can no longer be called a dump.

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