Confederate monument in Franklin OH removed overnight
Ed Richter Staff Writer
7:41 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017
UPDATE @ 7:28 a.m.
Acting City Manager Jonathan Westendorf said, “city public works crews were authorized to remove the monument last night.. The monument was removed overnight to assure the safety of the crews performing the work and preserve the security of the monument as well as — which is intact.
Westendorf said the order to remove the monument was given to the public works department at the same time the press release was issued Wednesday night.
“It was not initially clear if our crews would be able to remove the marker due to its size,” he said. “When public works crews determined that the work could be performed within the safe working limits of our equipment, the work proceeded” ...
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BTW Franklin, OH is very close* to where the asshole who drove his car into
the crowd in Charolletsville, VA came from. (Warren County ..... think OH 2004)
* Mason, OH You can see a barn with a confederate battle flag on its roof from I 71 there.
