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DeLand approves license agreement for historical marker recounting 1891 lynching-related events
Summary
After discussion and review of source material, the commission approved a license agreement authorizing installation of a historical marker in the right-of-way to record events connected to a 1891 lynching-related episode; the group organizing the marker says national researchers reviewed contemporaneous newspaper accounts.
The City Commission on June 2 approved a license agreement allowing a privately sponsored historical marker in the public right-of-way that recounts events tied to an 1891 lynching-related incident and the wider campaign of racial violence. The commission’s action authorizes permitting and placement in the city right-of-way, subject to sign permit review.
City legal staff explained the license agreement is necessary to allow private use of public right-of-way and that the language preserves the city’s status as…
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