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Architect Frank Gehry offers changes in Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial design in Washington Architect Frank Gehry's model of the Eisenhower Memorial is viewed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, before a meeting of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Designers from architect Frank Gehry's firm unveiled some changes to a planned memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington after hearing complaints from members of Eisenhower's family. AP Photo/Susan Walsh.
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP).- The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is asking for further delay in approving the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Mall in Washington.
California Rep. Darrell Issa sent a letter Thursday to the Eisenhower Memorial Commission saying more questions must be answered about the design process for the memorial before it's approved.
The project has slowed amid objections from Eisenhower's family to the layout and focus of the memorial.
Issa says he hasn't received answers from the General Services Administration about how architect Frank Gehry was chosen to design the memorial.
Issa is also a member of the National Capital Planning Commission, a panel that must approve the design before construction can begin. He says he won't support the design until there is a thorough examination.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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