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TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
Thu Jul 8, 2021, 08:11 PM Jul 2021

Charlottesville City Council appropriates $1 million for removal of Confederate statues

Charlottesville is one step closer to removing its Confederate statues.

The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday during a special meeting to appropriate $1 million for removal, storage and/or covering of the statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, as well as one of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea.

The $1 million will come from the city’s Capital Improvement Program Contingency Fund.

“This is just putting funding in place so that we can either remove, store or cover any or all of the three statues … Any type of permanent dispossession, transfer of ownership or otherwise, would have to come back to you as a council for approval and a vote,” said City Manager Chip Boyles.

The council has not yet decided if the statues will be demolished or relocated.

Read more: https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/charlottesville-city-council-appropriates-1-million-for-removal-of-confederate-statues/article_8951f9c2-a578-5c5d-a774-628ad1fcd1d6.html

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Charlottesville City Council appropriates $1 million for removal of Confederate statues (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2021 OP
I used to work in a building right next to the Sacagawea statue beveeheart Jul 2021 #1
I've never been to your area, but I am familiar with the statue. TexasTowelie Jul 2021 #2
That was a horrible portrayal of her role. Duppers Jul 2021 #3
No, not yet. beveeheart Jul 2021 #6
Wow! Impressive. Duppers Jul 2021 #4
You're welcome. TexasTowelie Jul 2021 #5
Yep, Charlottesville is not a racist southern city. Duppers Jul 2021 #7

TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
2. I've never been to your area, but I am familiar with the statue.
Thu Jul 8, 2021, 10:07 PM
Jul 2021

I understand why you are bothered with it and I sympathize.

Duppers

(28,246 posts)
3. That was a horrible portrayal of her role.
Fri Jul 9, 2021, 04:54 AM
Jul 2021

Do you know if it was ever removed?

So glad there are other statues honoring her.

Duppers

(28,246 posts)
7. Yep, Charlottesville is not a racist southern city.
Fri Jul 9, 2021, 07:21 AM
Jul 2021

Despite the bad publicity of those marchers ("very fine people on both sides" ), they were outsiders, not from folks from Charlottesville.

Even the area's Airbnb's cancelled bookings when they learned that they were being used by racists at the rally.

John Grisham and Sissy Spacek live in there...and UVa (my son's undergrad alma mater) is in Charlottesville.

However, I think you can find racist wingers in the outlying areas.





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