The National September 11th Memorial and Museum
at the World Trade Center in New York, which features two large, reflecting
pools with waterfalls around them in the place of where the twin towers once
were and a yet-to-be completed underground museum, is projected to cost $60
million a year to function. The memorial that cost $700 million to build will
use $12 million a year just for security. The operating of the waterfalls will
cost between $4.5 million and $5 million a year. Because the museum has not
been completed on time, the financial planning has been disrupted. Fundraising, the sale of memorabilia, private
donations, and money made from admission prices to the museum will help to
cover the large cost of running the memorial.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48960348/ns/us_news-security/
Wow! $60 million a year to function! and $12 million is just for security. I'm sure that there were will be many substantial donations though. And it is definitely for a good cause, remembering and honoring the lives of the people lost in the 9/11 terrorist attack
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