BY: Don Stacom
New Britain’s controversial Christopher Columbus statue won’t be heading to storage — at least not yet. Mayor Erin Stewart on Thursday vetoed the common council’s decision to take down the statue, meaning the issue will drag into January or possibly beyond. After learning of her decision Thursday afternoon, a top council Democrat said he’ll try to get his colleagues to override it next month.
In a statement condemning “cancel culture,” Stewart warned taking down the monument would set a bad precedent. “Where does it end?” she wrote. “Are we going to examine the battlefield tactics of generals Kosciuszko or Pulaski to ensure they adhered to the social mores of today?”
SOURCE: https://www.courant.com
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