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Feb 2019

The city intended to remove the statue Thursday night or in the next couple of days, Allen said. Before the hearing, city officials said removing the statue would take some time and would not happen today or during the weekend.

After the court hearing on Thursday, City Attorney Angela Carmon said that the city was pleased with the Allen’s ruling.

“The city is trying to protect the public against any unrest at the statue,” Carmon said.

Mayor Allen Joines said the judge’s ruling “validates the point that we had, that we are within our legal rights, and the property owners are within their legal rights, to ask that the monument be removed from the property.”
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Much more at the link. Including, further discussion about the ownership of the statue.

https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/judge-confederate-statue-can-be-moved-by-city/article_14ce14a7-b581-595e-a2c6-6008b8cdcdf8.html

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