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Jupiter_Crush t1_je5oz7j wrote

I miss the concrete barrier that said "Robert E Lee Can Eat My Whole Ass"

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AfroChemist53 t1_je5x876 wrote

It's still there, just inside the fence! Saw it on my walk the other day

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ansrcat t1_je6rdzk wrote

That brings my joy every time I pass by.

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Ornery-Cheek3041 t1_je5frx8 wrote

Over 2 years and it’s way past time for the city to figure out the landscape plan and get rid of the fencing. I wish they would have it down by Easter for the parade

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Clydesdong t1_je64hq6 wrote

Might get hate for this but all the former monument areas are a huge eyesore. They should at least put some plants/trees in there place. Better yet kept the pedestals and put different Richmond art on top.

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ImplementEven1196 t1_je67mrm wrote

That was my thinking as well. Even without the pedestals I think local art / sculpture would be awesome. Rotate them out every couple of years

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CardinalSkull t1_je80jrw wrote

A nice idea but it was ridiculously expensive to remove the monuments.

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remus989 t1_jebjtp7 wrote

Right but they weren't planned on being rotated. This idea wouldn't involve giant permanent pedestals and statues.

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Fawnadeer101 t1_je89avq wrote

The Stuart monument near me was replaced by a tree

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Clydesdong t1_jeajl5z wrote

Yeah tree that is 3ft tall…. The city put absolutely no effort to make the landscaping appealing. Feels like we’re going backwards sometimes. (Also ruined a really cool skate spot but I’ll let that one go)

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bozatwork t1_jeauq7f wrote

The lights for the monument are also still there, which is just super lazy.

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goodsam2 t1_jeasv8g wrote

Maury also has some short trees in there.

Big trees are expensive I guess?

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DanSRedskins t1_jeb5gff wrote

I think they should put a stage there. It could be a park with small concerts.

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bruxalle t1_je5rtw9 wrote

The fence went up the morning of 1/25/21.

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BureauOfBureaucrats t1_je5jupo wrote

I think our new governor is deliberately letting it stay up out of pettiness.

Richmond City is doing Richmond City things by dragging their feet for years.

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bananaphantom t1_je5mp5d wrote

Didn’t Northam give/sell it to the city as one of the last things he did before leaving office?

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BureauOfBureaucrats t1_je5n6oq wrote

I’ll have to check. I thought it was still state property. If it is now city property, that fence will remain for years to come.

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https://commonwealthtimes.org/2022/02/09/five-months-after-lee-monument-was-removed-the-fence-still-stands/

> There are now plans to remove the fence since the land is now owned by Richmond instead of the state, according to James Nolan, press secretary for Mayor Levar Stoney.

Article over a year old, fence over 2 years old. We’re all going to die with the fence still up.

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Ornery-Cheek3041 t1_je5l0tt wrote

It is controlled by the City. Not the State. The State gave control to the city a couple of years ago. So it’s Stoney’s decision.

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augie_wartooth t1_je5flgf wrote

Didn’t they do it late in 2020? It’s been at least 2 years at this point.

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blasticalballs t1_je64fir wrote

Yeah, it’s a safety hazard. Which means the city already knows and has decided not to take action. Gotta kill someone first then they would take action unfortunately. Doubt a fender bender would do it.

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jberryman t1_je5t485 wrote

Jan 2021. Here was the official announcement: https://dgs.virginia.gov/globalassets/business-units/do/documents/newsroom/dgs-to-install-fence-around-lee-monument-to-prepare-site-for-statue-removal.pdf

> The Department of General Services today will install fencing around the Lee Monument grounds to ensure the safety of visitors and workers as part of DGS’s plan to prepare the site for the removal of the Lee statue. As we await the resolution of legal challenges that have delayed the statue’s removal, DGS wants to be prepared to act quickly upon a final determination. The fencing is not intended to be permanent.

So ya it's there so they can act quickly to take down the statue...

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AlwaysChildish t1_je5i50t wrote

July/August 2020; it wasn’t up 6-5-2020 or 6-6-2020 when everyone got tear gassed

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1975hh3 t1_je861fn wrote

The former Davis monument drives my crazy. They could’ve at least thinned it to be the same width as the normal median so you wouldn’t have to drive around the edges when going straight through on Monument.

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SJinRVA t1_je6d1x6 wrote

The city planning commission eventually approved a planting and landscaping design for the circle. It was approved in late fall so they should be starting to plant soon.

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batkave t1_je6zrpj wrote

OP must have just got out of their coma of 3 years

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spaceforcefighter t1_je6lefm wrote

Would be nice if it was ready in time for Monument on Parade on Easter. No chance of that I bet

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enbyMachine t1_jea7n3i wrote

That fence will probably be up until we take it down

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bozatwork t1_jeav4mb wrote

They are going to spend $120k on temporary landscaping that everyone is supposed to admire from afar (not actually use the public property). The planning commission made the recommendation to city council back in the fall and it was approved. Not sure when it will start, maybe after they are done cutting down all of the trees on the street?

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