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Tag: Munn Park

Posted inDowntown

City Unveils Concepts for Munn Park; Vote for Your Favorite

by Kimberly C. Moore January 11, 2023January 13, 2023

Conceptual renderings show a large central grassy lawn surrounded by areas for recreational activities and a shaded events stage

Posted inDowntown

City Leaders Want Public Feedback on Munn Park’s Center

by Kimberly C. Moore December 23, 2022January 12, 2023

The focal point has been a blank canvas since removal of the controversial Confederate statue in 2019.

Posted inHistory

Group Will Explore Centerpiece Options for Munn Park

by Jennifer Audette July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

With the gap left by the relocation of the Confederate monument in mind, Lakeland’s Historic Preservation Board formed a committee recently to examine what, if anything, should become the focal point of Munn Park in downtown Lakeland.

2018 Lakeland City Commission
Posted inCity Hall

Preaching Unity, Commission Declines to Halt Monument Relocation

by Barry Friedman January 17, 2018August 9, 2022

City commissioners spoke about unity Tuesday as they rebuffed requests to overturn last month’s decision to relocate the Confederate monument from Munn Park. 

Posted inCity Hall

Confederate Monument Supporters Want a New Vote

by Barry Friedman January 14, 2018August 9, 2022

With four new members in place, the Lakeland City Commission is being asked to reverse a six-week-old decision to relocate the Confederate monument from Munn Park.

Posted inCity Hall

Lakeland Commission Decides: Move the Confederate Monument

by Barry Friedman December 4, 2017August 9, 2022

Add Lakeland to the list of cities where monuments to the Confederacy are being relocated following the racially motivated killings of nine people at a Charleston, S.C., church and the killing in Charlottesville, Va., of a woman protesting a white supremacy rally. City commissioners capped a long and emotional meeting this afternoon with a 4-3 […]

Posted inCity Hall

City Outlines Speaker Rules for Monument Meeting

by Barry Friedman December 1, 2017August 9, 2022

When city commissioners consider the future of the Munn Park Confederate monument on Monday morning, they’re expecting lots of comments from residents. So today they set some special rules for the meeting: People who want to speak will be asked to place their name and address on a sign-in sheet. Speakers will be called in […]

Posted inCity Hall

Organization Leaders to City Commission: Relocate the Monument

by Barry Friedman November 20, 2017August 9, 2022

Representatives of two churches, the NAACP and other organizations asked the City Commission today to relocate the Confederate monument away from the center of Munn Park. (Ledger coverage) Here are tweets about their requests:

Posted inCity Hall

Commission Reviews Munn Park Monument Resolution

by Barry Friedman November 17, 2017August 9, 2022

City Commission is discussing a draft resolution on Munn Park monuments. After today, the resolution will be revised by the city attorney, and commission will vote on it Dec. 4. #lkld pic.twitter.com/Kwb7u8nKA6 — Lkld Now (@LkldNow) November 17, 2017 The resolution keeps the current Confederate monument in place but asks city staff to draft a […]

Posted inDowntown

Election Victim: The Movement to Relocate the Statue

by Barry Friedman November 8, 2017August 9, 2022

ANALYSIS One of the losers in Tuesday’s Lakeland elections appears to be the movement to relocate a Confederate monument from the center of the town square to a place of honor elsewhere in the city.

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