Effort to relocate monument generates no interest (GA)

[struggle4progress]

Tia Mitchell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1:22 p.m Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

DeKalb County hasn’t received any proposals for relocating a Confederate monument located at the old county courthouse.

As a result, the deadline for submissions was extended 30 days. Zachary Williams, the county’s chief operating officer, said outreach efforts like newspaper ads are being planned in hopes of creating leads.

DeKalb’s Board of Commissioners approved a plan in January to allow a private entity like a museum or nonprofit to relocate the monument. Interested groups must agree to keep the monument on public display and provide contextual information that explains its place in history ...

https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/dekalb-effort-relocate-confederate-monument-generates-interest/adFhAw2DcXVeqsJg2BdCAP/

[Hoyt]

1. I bet they could raise a lot of money offering whacks with a sledgehammer at the

damn thing. Decatur is a really neat part of Atlanta.

[Proud liberal 80]

2. Wow

Stay away from the articles’s comments section

[rurallib]

3. well you made me curious, damnit

and now I am sorry.