9/11 memorial charging $2 reservation fee
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is now
charging visitors who reserve passes online or over the phone a $2 service fee.
The New York Post reports the
fee went into effect last month although there is no charge for admission to
the memorial on the World Trade Center site.
There's also no fee for same-day passes distributed on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Family members of some 9/11 victims say the fee violates
the memorial's mission.
The father of a firefighter who died there tells the
newspaper "you wouldn't charge money to get into a cemetery."
Memorial President Joe Daniels says the fee is necessary
to help support its operations.
The memorial's website says the reservation system is
temporary until certain construction projects are finished.
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