Ground Zero News Round-Up

- The budget for the World Trade Center Memorial and cultural centers is 60% over at an estimated $800 million, which means some centers could get the boot or the LMDC is going to ramp up fundraising in a crazy way. Some of the LMDC board members are concerned that development for the cultural projects may be difficult if the cost is a "a constantly moving target."
- The security firm that handled things during the Athens Olympics will be in charge of security at Ground Zero during the years and year of building.
- The Drawing Center also got $10 million in funding, as it tries to find a location in downtown Manhattan.
- City officials are trying make sure $125 million in federal money for people who became sick from working at Ground Zero isn't taken away from by the government
- And with Mayor Bloomberg interested in becoming very involved with Ground Zero development, the role of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is in question

Photograph from LMDC, taken at the cornerstone ceremony in July 2004