WRJN-AM 1400 is reporting that the city's ad hoc cannon committee voted tonight to return two Civil War cannons to Monument Square.
How the cannons will be placed on the square is unknown, reported Janet Hoff of WRJN. The committee is scheduled to meet again on Oct. 25 to further discuss the issue.
Committee members include: Richard Christensen, Wade Helding, Devin Sutherland, Ken Carrier-Duncan, Jeff Coe, John M. Engel and Sharon Baldukas.
Sutherland, head of the Downtown Racine Corp., was the only committee member to vote against the plan, according to WRJN.
If approved by the City Council, the cannons could be dedicated on Flag Day, along with a new flag pole on Monument Square.
Click here to listen to WRJN's radio report.
DRC has been overwelmed by the will of the Folk!
ReplyDeleteLONG LIVE THE G.A.R.
LONG LIVE HONNORING VETS
Pull down the idea that downtown Racine is only for the rich white!
Return the squire to honor the Vets!
What do the cannons have to do with the "rich white"? Good grief.
ReplyDeleteThank you ad hoc committee for honoring the history and the residents of this community.
ReplyDeleteWhy does Racine feel that we need to honor violence? Should we also have a gun display on the square?
ReplyDeleteIt was called the Civil War and Racine's story is impressive. The monument was placed at the Square because Racine was proud of its underground railroad activism. It honors all vets who have put their life on the line for a cause they believe in. It honors us.
ReplyDeleteConcrete Katie: thank you for sharing another viewpoint.
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