Custody battle over pieces of war memorial heats up between Minneapolis parks, Minnetonka schools
Ship's wheel, bell disappeared from Mpls. memorial and ended up at Minnetonka school.
March 10, 2021 — 4:56am
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A battle is brewing over military artifacts that once stood at a Minneapolis memorial but now grace the halls of a suburban high school.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation officials have made repeated unheeded requests for Minnetonka Public Schools to return the items. Now they are hinting at war.
"We're starting to exhaust diplomatic means here," Commissioner Brad Bourn said during the March 3 Park Board meeting. "It looks like the olive branches may have fallen off the vine at this point, and so I think the board should start taking some more proactive steps."