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NY Daily News - Letter - January 28, 2003

To the Editor:

Kent, Conn.: As the father of James Gadiel, who died on the 103rd floor of the north tower, I oppose rebuilding the World Trade Center taller than 50 stories. Many firefighters have told me of the impossibility of fighting a fire above that height.

The Port Authority should be stripped of special legal immunities and be subject to the same obligations to tenants as private landlords. The PA must be forced to obey the same fire and building codes as any other builder in New York City. If the WTC is built taller than 50 stories, the PA should locate its offices on the top floor. In the event of major disaster, no firefighter should be permitted to go above the 50th floor.

The assurances of safety that we heard at a recent meeting of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. were identical to the assurances we heard in the 1960s about the safety of the original towers. Family members of the victims learned on 9/11 that those original claims were a lie. We have no confidence in the new claims.

Peter Gadiel

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Sally Regenhard,
Chairperson

P. O. Box 70
Woodlawn Station
Bronx, NY 10470
SallyR@SkyscraperSafety.org

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Co-Chairperson

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Woodlawn Station
Bronx, NY 10470
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