Surfside commissioners approve permanent memorial to honor 98 people killed in '21 building collapse

Town of Surfside commissioners have given final approval to a permanent memorial dedicated to the 98 victims of the 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse, clearing the way for construction to begin soon, town officials announced Thursday. “For five years, this community has carried the weight of remembering 98 friends and neighbors without a permanent place to do so,” Mayor Shlomo Danzinger said in a statement. “This memorial gives us that place. It is tasteful, it is dignified, and it was shaped by the very people who loved them most.” The decision was made during an Aug. 6 special commission meeting. The 12-story condo building collapsed into a huge pile of rubble at 1:22 a.m. on June 24, 2021, killing 98 people . Federal investigators reported in June that two connections between garage columns and the pool deck started to fail weeks before the building crumbled to the ground.

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