Butler Fire Dept. Monument to Be Moved to Park

The monument memorializing firefighters who died in active duty that currently sits at the will be moved to the park on Robert Street after the Butler Council unanimously approved the move Tuesday.

Councilman Stephen Regis told the council that the fire department has had trouble in the winter, when plow trucks have accidentally knocked over or moved the monument. The fire department requested that the monument be moved to the park, where it can be safer from damage.

"Every year, we hope it doesn't get pushed around by the snow plow," Fire Chief Jim Neill said.

In addition to moving the monument, Neill said he is in the process of applying for the borough to receive an artifact from the World Trade Center. Neill said he did not get the idea from the , which had a ceremony upon last month, but that he had read about an Ohio fire department bringing an artifact across the country and making a home for it in their own town.

Neill said he is applying for an artifact that would be between 4 and 5 feet tall and about an inch thick that the borough would be able to set in concrete and have out in the open in the park. He also said he hopes to put a plaque in front of the artifact in honor of the fallen firefighters on 9/11.

While he does not think the borough will receive the artifact by Sept. 11, he is planning to have some sort of dedication at the park.