Bringing Down Robert E. Lee Cost Dallas Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands
By Tristan Hallman - The Dallas Morning News ••
Crews hoist the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its pedestal at Lee Park near Uptown Dallas.
The fall of Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue from an Oak Lawn park will cost taxpayers more than $450,000.
The final bill comes next week when council members will vote on an agenda item to approve the spending of no more than $375,000 on the September removal and storage. City officials have already approved more than $85,000 in statue-related expenses through administrative actions. Those types of expenditures do not require council approval.
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A crane moves southbound on Interstate 35E in Dallas with a police escort toward Lee Park for the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue.
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Dallas' former Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Soldier statue, sold at auction in June 2019, is prepped for transport to its new home.
