Tuskegee mayor wants downtown square owned by Daughters of Confederacy (AL)

Posted: Sep 03, 2015 5:52 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 03, 2015 6:58 PM EDT
By Bryan Henry

... The city doesn't own the land that makes up the downtown square. It belongs to the Daughters of the Confederacy, and it has for decades. The mayor wants to change that first by seeing if the group will simply deed the land to the city. If not, Tuskegee will attempt to buy it.

"Once it's condemned for public purpose, then we can appraise it for fair market value," said Ford ...

The Daughters of the Confederacy State President Linda Edwards said the group has no intentions of selling the property, but she wouldn't expand beyond that. Edwards referred all questions to DOC's attorney. Attempts to reach that attorney were unsuccessful ...

Del McCorvey favors removing the Confederate statue, but he wants to leave the downtown square alone ...

http://www.wsfa.com/story/29955600/tuskegee-mayor-wants-downtown-square-owned-by-daughters-of-confederacy