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Residents urge Pensacola to continue Chappie James Memorial Plaza work; mayor says talks ongoing
Summary
Multiple speakers during the Leroy Boyd Forum urged the city to continue the General Daniel "Chappie" James Memorial Plaza project. The mayor said an earlier agreement expired but staff are meeting with foundation representatives and the city remains willing to continue negotiations.
Several Pensacola residents used the city's Leroy Boyd Forum on Aug. 14 to urge City Council and the mayor to keep moving forward on the Chappie James (often rendered "Chappie") Memorial Plaza project.
Speakers described the plaza as a locally significant memorial to Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., the first African American four-star general, and asked council to preserve the project's current design and continue negotiations with the memorial foundation.
C.J. Charles, identifying himself as a lifelong Pensacola resident and an advocate for the memorial, said the project had taken too long and that…
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