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“The flags were removed because they showed a negative point of view of the county. We closed that chapter and I’m ready to move forward,” Board of Supervisor Rudolph Jefferson said. “There’s plenty more other work to be done in Isle of Wight County.”
The monument had included a statue of a Confederate soldier. The county’s board of supervisors voted earlier this year to remove the monument and hand it over county resident Volpe Boykin and his wife.
The cost to county taxpayers has been $32,500 to relocate it from outside the courthouse and place it on the Boykin property. He has said he plans to make it available for anyone who wants to see it.