Commissioners to vote on monument ordinance

Vote comes year after protests to relocate courthouse statue

  • Protesters gather at the Putnam County Courthouse in August 2020 to advocate keeping the Confederate statue on the courthouse lawn.
    Protesters gather at the Putnam County Courthouse in August 2020 to advocate keeping the Confederate statue on the courthouse lawn.
  • People gather in August 2020 at the Putnam County Government Complex in Palatka to call for commissioners to remove the Confederate statue from the Putnam County Courthouse lawn.
    People gather in August 2020 at the Putnam County Government Complex in Palatka to call for commissioners to remove the Confederate statue from the Putnam County Courthouse lawn.
  • Meanwhile, counterprotesters rally at the courthouse that same day in a bid to keep the monument where it is.
    Meanwhile, counterprotesters rally at the courthouse that same day in a bid to keep the monument where it is.
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners will consider the first reading of an ordinance for tougher protections of historical landmarks at a workshop Tuesday afternoon. The Veterans Memorial…

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