I was at the Dallas City Council briefing on the Pioneer Park Cemetery Confederate Monument on Wednesday. While council didn't vote (this was just a preliminary briefing), the direction is clear -- removal. What happens after is anyone's guess. Estimated cost of removal and storage is $500k.
11 of the 13 members of council spoke. Only 1 (Rickey Callahan of SE Dallas) spoke in favor of keeping it. McGough and, interesting, Griggs (who is running for mayor) didn't speak. The other 10 varied from extremely passionate to "I'll support my fellow members of council" in favor of removing. There was no public comment period as this was just a briefing.
To my knowledge, I've near seen the Monument. But I did walk right along the south and east sides of Pioneer Park on my way to/from lunch. The Monument is apparently 65' tall, but from my vantage point, you couldn't see it through the trees. It was built in 1896 and has been relocated once in the 60s when I-30 was built.
11 of the 13 members of council spoke. Only 1 (Rickey Callahan of SE Dallas) spoke in favor of keeping it. McGough and, interesting, Griggs (who is running for mayor) didn't speak. The other 10 varied from extremely passionate to "I'll support my fellow members of council" in favor of removing. There was no public comment period as this was just a briefing.
To my knowledge, I've near seen the Monument. But I did walk right along the south and east sides of Pioneer Park on my way to/from lunch. The Monument is apparently 65' tall, but from my vantage point, you couldn't see it through the trees. It was built in 1896 and has been relocated once in the 60s when I-30 was built.