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PITTSBURGH — The federal government has filed court documents to acquire land needed for the Flight 93 National Memorial.
Tuesday's condemnation filing was expected. Quarry company Svonavec (suh-VON'-uh-vek) Inc., the Families of Flight 93 group and the government announced in January they'd agreed to let a court decide the value of the 276 acres, including the impact site.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Albert Schollaert (SKOL'-urt) says the government believes just compensation is $611,000.
An attorney for the quarry's owner hasn't returned a telephone message seeking comment.
The $58 million, 2,200-acre memorial is scheduled to open on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The 9/11 Commission report said hijackers crashed the plane as passengers tried to seize control of the cockpit, avoiding a potential crash into the White House or Capitol. All 33 passengers and seven crew members died.
