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(Ed.'s Note: After bowing to public criticism from local veterans that the plaque of a private business should not be included in the memorial sculpture to female vets at the Veterans Memorial Park on Central Blvd., local car dealer Charlie Clark and the Veteran Female United group are back. This morning these two workers were busy returning the Charlie Clark Nissan plaque to the granite pedestal which had been removed in response to the flak created by its inclusion in the dedication ceremonies. After all, Clark did pay for the sculpture, supporters say. Or maybe not. As one of our readers pointed out after this post, the plaque is gone again. What this does point out (and any trained city manager would have known) is that the City of Brownsville is lacking a policy on the erection of privately-funded monuments on public spaces. Until then, antics like the one pictured above will continue taking place on the sly. What the heck, we're on the border and anything goes. Maybe it will be back in and a.m. Right Charlie(s)?
Orale!)
