
ADRIAN — The city of Adrian is moving ahead with plans to rehabilitate the Civil War monument in Monument Park — but without the group that had been raising funds for the restoration by selling bricks to be installed in the park.
The move follows a decision earlier this year that the only names in the park should be those on monuments to veterans and in particular people who died in service.
The decision led to some hard feelings between the city commission and the committee that sold the bricks. Committee members spoke at a commission meeting to say they felt betrayed by the city, while commissioners faulted the committee for not communicating with donors and for collecting money but going years without taking any action.
The city commission decided to hire Ken Thompson of Flatlanders Sculpture Supply to do the restoration at a cost not to exceed $15,000, and he is expected to give a presentation on the process at the Oct. 6 city commission meeting.

