The Women of the Confederacy monument is lifted off its base at Springfield Park on Dec. 27, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
Published on January 26, 2024 at 9:50 am
The city’s top lawyer acknowledged he made mistakes in researching his opinion on Mayor Donna Deegan’s decision to remove statues from a Confederate monument in late December.
In addition, a top Deegan aide said the administration committed a judgment error by not notifying law enforcement about the removal.
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Those admissions came during a City Council meeting Thursday examining the mayor’s Dec. 27 order to take down the statues from the Women of the Southland monument in Springfield Park.
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Lead image: The Women of the Confederacy monument is lifted off its base at Springfield Park on Dec. 27, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
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