ALLENDALE TWP. After a year of controversy surrounding a Civil War memorial statue in Allendale Township s Garden of Honor, the board of trustees could vote next month on possibly replacing the statue.
During the board s meeting Monday, May 24, trustees heard the final report from a committee that explored the statue s symbolism and future outcomes. The piece depicts a Union soldier and Confederate soldier standing back to back, with a freed slave child kneeling underneath them.
The committee, which included residents of Allendale and other West Michigan communities, made three main recommendations to the board:
Added input on future additions to the Garden of Honor from more marginalized members of the community.
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ALLENDALE TWP. Following months of division over a Civil War statue depicting a Confederate Soldier, the Allendale Township board heard the first report from a committee it formed to address a possible solution to tensions in the township.
The committee, consisting of several area residents, proposed three potential outcomes for the future of the statue during a meeting Monday, Feb. 22. The statue depicts a Union soldier and Confederate soldier back to back, with a a slave child kneeling in between them.
The potential outcomes:
Replacing the statue depicting the Confederate soldier with an obelisk or column inscribed with phrases and viewpoints from the Civil War era.