Plan to Place 9/11 Victims' Remains at Bedrock Continues to Stir Outrage Critics of the plan to eventually locate the unidentified remains of 9/11 victims at bedrock in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum were to gather on Sunday near ground zero to release an informal survey of some victims" families that showed that more than 330 respondents opposed the proposal. A group of 17 families has sued the city, seeking to force officials to solicit the opinions from the relatives of the more than 2,700 victims at the World Trade Center. The group lost its case, but is appealing the decision. In the meantime, the group conducted its own informal poll, using a list of 2,100 victims" family members and close friends. The families involved in the lawsuit say that putting the remains inside the walls of a museum is a desecration, and they object to the site being 70 feet below ground. Some have said they want the remains to be exhibited above ground, outside the museum, in a manner similar to the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. "This is an outrage," said Sally Regenhard, whose 28-year-old son, Christian, a firefighter, was killed in the north tower. It's immoral and unethical. I will never accept this. Norman Siegel, the lawyer who represents the 17 World Trade Center families, said that of the 350 people who responded to the survey, 332, or more than 94 percent, opposed the idea. Eighteen were in favor. He said it is possible that some of the respondents could belong to the same family. "The mayor and the 9/11 memorial and museum should respect the family members" wishes," he said. They have the strongest interest in the placement of the remains. Museum officials say that putting the remains at bedrock fulfills a promise made in 2004 to organizations representing the families. They have also said that critics are inaccurately describing the setup. The group's e-mail, for example, states: "If this plan is implemented, to visit the remains, you will need to enter the 9/11 Museum and pass by the 9/11 souvenir store and snack bar on the first floor, along with thousands of tourists." Museum officials have said no visitor has to see sales of any food or mementos because those areas will be recessed or behind partitions. And while the families, like everyone else, must pass through security, once they are inside, they can be privately escorted to bedrock level in an elevator that is just steps away from the entrance to the repository. The area containing the remains will be controlled by the city's medical examiner, according to museum and city officials. The space, which includes a family room, is behind a large wall adorned only with a quote from Virgil and it is off-limits to everyone except the families. There are approximately 14,000 remains - bone fragments, body tissue and more - that have not been identified or claimed. Of the victims, no trace has yet been identified of more than 40 percent, or 1,123 people. Last week, the Department of Defense revealed that unidentified human remains of people killed on 9/11 at the Pentagon and in the crash of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., were mistakenly incinerated and dumped in landfill by the mortuary at Dover Air Base in Delaware.