If approved, the new bill would ask voters to decide what to do and find its way onto the November ballot.
Confederate monuments have been a topic of debate in the city for years. Councilman Al Ferraro is sponsoring the bill.
Historical monuments the bill would apply to include The Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy, which depicts a woman reading to two children, was funded and erected by the Florida Division of the United Confederate Veterans. It stands in what was once called Confederate Park until it was recently renamed Springfield Park.in part due to cost.
“I don’t want no money being paid out to these groups to tell us we don’t need the monuments,” said Fred Singletary. “Save history, keep the monuments, man up and do what we’ve gotta do. Let the people vote on it.”“It’s time for the city to keep its word and take down these reprehensible statues,” said Terry Neal.The Northside Coalition and other activist groups have advocated to remove the Confederate monuments in Jacksonville.
“I think the Ferraro proposal is both cowardly and dangerous,” said Ben Frazier, the group’s president. “This government has dilly-dallied and kicked the can down the road for the past two years.”Others have advocated for the new bill to let the people vote on whether to take them down or leave them.
“Let the people make the decision,” said Sabre Newsome. “This has been going on for way too long. The city council has more issues they could focus on.”that asks the mayor, council, and city administrators to put together a plan and timeline for removing the monuments. On Tuesday night, Carlucci announced he was deferring the bill for right now.
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