Brooklawn\’s Saymon leading effort for Philly\’s 9/11 Memorial

 A proposal for a Franklin Square 9/11 memorial that was to go before the Philadelphia Art Commission for review and final approval Wednesday was withdrawn from consideration late Tuesday afternoon.

\”We don\’t know what\’s going on,\” said Steven R. Saymon, a leader of the group behind the memorial. He said city officials had knocked the proposal off the agenda, and added, \”Something\’s fishy here.\”

The memorial is the brainchild of Saymon, a retired police inspector from Brooklawn, Camden County, who served as a first responder at the trade center for several days following the attack. He has already worked successfully to erect a similar memorial in Brooklawn. But Saymon, 55, grew up in the Northeast and said he wants to \”give back\” to the city.