CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (WINA) – Barring a change of heart by another member of Charlottesville City Council, the body can now be expected to vote in favor of moving the Robert E. Lee statue from Lee Park.
Councilman Bob Fenwick announced on Thursday that he will vote for its removal when Council meets on February 6th. He had abstained from voting at the council’s January 17th meeting.
“At the next council meeting on Feb. 6, the motion to move the statue will be made again, and I will support the motion with a yes vote,” he read from a statement.
He will also introduce a motion to request a legal opinion from the office of Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.