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July 28, 2020 26. Voicemail "Hi, my name is Kimberly Bearcat, my telephone number is (757) 679-3630. I am a citizen of Portsmouth, Virginia and I'm calling a reference to the Confederate monument. My comment would be: how can you move something that is private property and has been proven that the daughters of the Confederacy owned the statue? Therefore, how can you move it? I am against moving. The statue has been there since the 18 hundreds: It does not need to be moved. If anything, I think the city needs to fix the statute that currently there. You're more than welcome to give me a call back if it would like to discuss this further. My phone number again is (757) 679- 3630. Thanks for listening." 27. Three (3) votes here for keeping it where it is. Rodney, Brenda & Brennan Ashe 4148 Weyanoke Drive 28. Before you try to move it you need to prove ownership of it and prove that it is not a grave site. If you can meet those requirements then move it to the graveyard. But since y'all are going to move it no matter to make some racist people happy. I don't know why I wasted my time writing this. This city has bigger problems to deal with then a personal agenda item of the Lucas machine. Lets talk about crime, property taxes, road maintenance, storm drain maintenance. Instead y'all spend our time arguing over a monument. Raymond Allsbrook 4826 Portsmouth Blvd 29. I live on Court and London Streets, approximately 1 ½ blocks north of the Confederate Monument. My home is most likely the nearest single family detached dwelling and I have lived there just under 20 years. I would like to see the monument relocated. th Additionally, I would like to take this opportunity in regard to the June 10 destruction of the monument to say I do understand there were people who needed to express themselves and if the police did not stand aside, most likely the destruction would have branched out to High Street and the Olde Towne neighborhood. I would also th like to say on June 10 I went up to the monument at approximately 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. and the crowd was growing and the anger was palpable. I so wish there could have been some type of intervention earlier in the day. This led into a very fearful night for me as a resident and every hour my level of anxiety increased. I appreciate the opportunity to comment and have faith City Council will come to a decision that hopefully will be amenable to all Portsmouth residents. Thank you for all you do. Valerie J. Cosnotti 430 Court Street 30. I offer once again my statement to the City Council that I delivered in person in September 2017. I continue to strongly urge the Council to remove the Confederate Monument from Court Street to an appropriate cemetery. Derek Harbin 370 Court Street, 23704 31. 1. The monument should NOT be removed, nor cleaned of obscenities placed by lawbreakers that were never prosecuted. 2. It should be stabilized...and uncovered. 3. Two large, permanent engraved plaques should be placed. One will show an original picture of the artwork sculpture before vandalism and a short, correct history of why it was erected. 4. The other should discuss the reason why some believe it is offensive. 5. To remove or ignore history is to forget it....and...repeat it someday.