had it removed<\/a>. That prompted a lawsuit by the Frank Rizzo Monument Committee, led by Jodi Della Barba, who welcomed the settlement returning the statue.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a big thing. We worked hard to get the statue, to raise the money and then when that statue came down it was just horrendous,\u201d said Della Barba.<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Art Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to deaccession the statue and return it to the Frank Rizzo Monument Committee after a brief discussion about what would happen to it next. The committee\u2019s attorney, Matthew Minsky, said the statue would be repaired to fix damage done during its removal but would not say where it would go after that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of a difficult situation in that the statue is Frank Rizzo coming down steps so the base of the statue requires some kind of structure resembling steps,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Under the settlement, the city will haul the statue out of storage and donate $80,000 dollars to the committee for repairs. The committee has agreed to display the statue only on private property and inside a building or behind a fence, wall or other structure that blocks it from public view. Della Barba declined to say what location the committee is considering.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe place we picked I think will be very safe. It\u2019s just a place where he belongs,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Rizzo\u2019s son, former City Councilman Frank Rizzo Jr., said he was just happy to see it taken out of storage. \u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s going to see the day of light again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a triumph for the people of Philadelphia, for his family, for his followers,\u201d said Della Barba, \u201cand just in general for what\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n
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