Eminent domain possible for Flight 93 Memorial in Pa.

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service will use an independent appraiser to determine the value of 275 acres of land needed for the Flight 93 Memorial and could use eminent domain to acquire the plot if all else fails.

The Families of Flight 93 say the U.S. government will decide when and if to use eminent domain.

Svonavec Inc.’s property is one of the last large chunks of land needed for the 2,200-acre memorial. The property includes the area where the plane crashed.

Svonavec’s treasurer, Mike Svonavec, says the park service has not done enough to negotiate a deal.

Flight 93 was the fourth plane to crash Sept. 11. Passengers stormed the cockpit, bringing the plane down in rural western Pennsylvania.