Follow up to my previous post here -
In an over 5-hour long, emotionally-charged meeting that started at 8:00pm yesterday and ended after 1:00am this morning, the City Commission voted 5-1 in favor of removing the controversial Fountain of the Pioneers from Bronson Park. It took 5 hours to get through all of the public comments, with some for, and some against its removal. There were peaceful protesters and demonstrators in the lobby and on the outside steps of city hall. You can read more about it and view some photos here -
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Kalamazoo votes to remove controversial Bronson Park fountain
Malachi Barrett | MLive
March 06, 2018
KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Fountain of the Pioneers is leaving Bronson Park after 78 years. Early Tuesday morning, the Kalamazoo City Commission voted 5-1 to relocate the Fountain of the Pioneers from its most-prized park and develop a plan for putting something new in its place. It was the culmination of recent activism -- though public debate has persisted since the monument was established -- climaxing with five hours of comments from indigenous people, residents and historians...
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