Mayor seeks 'creative ideas' to replace Baltimore's Confederate monuments

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Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun

Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday it cost the city "less than $20,000" to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces in Baltimore this month, and some parties have expressed interest in acquiring them.

"We’ve got several issues to address, including where they ultimately go," Pugh said. "We’ve gotten several inquires with regards to one of the statutes. We’ve gotten a call from a lady who wants to buy them."

The mayor said a cemetery has also asked about acquiring the four monuments that crews working for the city removed overnight Aug. 15 and 16. She did not give the names of any of the parties that she said have showed interest.

Pugh has appointed a task force of city workers to decide where the statues should go and what "creative ideas" should replace them ...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-pugh-monuments-task-force-20170830-story.html

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1. Put the Confederate monuments in a war museum, in the losers section.