A member representing ta Union soldier and one representing the Sons of the Confederacy Brigade came out in full uniform to City Hall Tuesday to support keeping the Jefferson Davis Memorial in Washington Park where it was placed years after it had been donated to the city by the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1926.
It was defaced by anti-Monument protesters in September 2017.
But there was also a contingent of anti-monument protesters who came out in the freezing, blustery weather to listen as the results of the survey taken by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The results showed that those wanting the stone removed to a museum and away from its perch at Washington Park and those who wanted it removed altogether outnumbered those who want it kept there.
A lesser number wanted it moved to Veterans Park next to the Main Library on Central Blvd.
Since the report was merely to acknowledge and discuss, no action could be taken.
"I think we need a little time to digest this survey," Mayor Tony Martinez told the audience and thanked those attending for their presence.
"I'd rather have people make their impassioned opinions than not to have their hats in the ring at all," he said.
The commissioners did not set a date for the consideration and action to vote on the issue.