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“We’ve received a lot of communication from the public. It’s not unique to our community,” Palmieri said. “I think it’s important to offer the public an opportunity to speak for or against the statue.” Councilors said they prefer not to vote on the statue on the night of the public hearing, scheduled for July 13 at 7 p.m. Michael DelSanto, a council Republican, said he’d like to just “listen, learn and digest” without taking action that night.
Four people spoke about the statue during public comment Monday, two for keeping the statue and two for moving it.
Susan Zabohonski questioned why the council was again spending time on the issue. She also predicted that a public hearing on the issue would heighten division. “It’s almost inflammatory in my opinion, causing a divide in the community,” she said. “My concern is it just keeps coming up over and over and over again.”
Anna Terrill started an online petition to remove the statue from public property. She said Monday that The council unanimously there wasn’t enough time approved the placement of to elaborate on Columbus’ a Columbus bust in front of atrocities against the Municipal Center on Caribbean natives. She North Main Street in 2015. said recent events have When the bust was set to be caused “many to reconsiderected two years later, er our relationship with some residents protested. our history.” Local Italian-American civic groups raised the money for “It’s on public property and I don’t feel it reprethe bust. sents the spirit of our town,” Terrill said.
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