PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Jim Kenney announced Monday plans to initiate a public process to consider the future of the Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza.In a letter, the mayor asked the Public Art Director to initiate the appropriate process through the Philadelphia Art Commission.
A boxing apparatus will be installed around the statue Tuesday in order to preserve it while the Art Commission process is followed.No decision has been made on whether the city will remove the statue. RELATED: City leaders denounce group defending Columbus statue in South PhiladelphiaEmotions boiled over for the third night in front of the Christopher Columbus statue on Monday.