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struggle4progress

(118,224 posts) Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:06 AM Aug 2016

Jackson City Council says no to Confederate Flag on 75-foot pole (FL)

A.G. GANCARSKI
9 hours ago

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council denied an appeal of a Planning Commission decision denying the Sons of Confederate Veterans request to erect a flag on a 75-foot pole in a predominately African-American neighborhood off Moncrief Road.

Council denied the appeal 17-to-1 ...

http://floridapolitics.com/archives/220027-jax-city-council-says-no-confederate-flag-75-foot-pole

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Jackson City Council says no to Confederate Flag on 75-foot pole (FL) (Original Post) struggle4progress Aug 2016 OP

They're not saying 'no' to the flag. ronnie624 Aug 2016 #1

ronnie624

(5,764 posts)

1. They're not saying 'no' to the flag.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:25 AM

Aug 2016

They're saying 'no' to the 75 ft flag pole.

http://m.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2016-04-21/story/planning-commission-denies-sons-confederate-veterans-member-plan-massive#article=67998B143E2F43221D54535D1B63359004EA

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