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Western NC county won't talk about moving Confederate monument, even at request of city where it's located


CHRISSY MURPHY
Staff Writer
In a letter sent to Burke County Commissioners on Thursday, the Morganton City Council asked for the board to facilitate a discussion about the Confederate monument that sits on the historic courthouse square.
But commissioners seemed to nix the idea of a discussion before having the letter in their hands.
The letter, which the council directed city staff to send in a unanimous motion at its meeting Monday night, cites concerns over elevated tensions surrounding the statue in the last year.
“The Commissioners have no doubt heard voices on both sides of this issue, as well as those calling for compromise or just for calm, and the city has also heard from all sides,” the council wrote in the letter. “Emotions and feelings run deep on both sides. We are also well aware of the constraints placed by state statute on any local action concerning this monument.” ....

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