Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be just fine with having his 600-pound, 8-foot-tall bronze likeness moved to the Greater Columbus Convention Center as crews prepare to demolish Franklin County Veterans Memorial. Hasta la vista, baby.

Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be just fine with having his 600-pound, 8-foot-tall bronze likeness moved to the Greater Columbus Convention Center as crews prepare to demolish Franklin County Veterans Memorial.

Hasta la vista, baby.

The world-famous bodybuilder and movie star is coming back to town on Oct. 6 for a noon rededication ceremony of the statue honoring him.

The statue is scheduled to be installed this week in the convention center�s courtyard entrance across from Spruce Street.

It was first unveiled in 2012 at Vets, where Schwarzenegger and central Ohio businessman Jim Lorimar started �The Arnold� bodybuilding competition in 1989.

But Schwarzenegger knows better than most the value of a big move: He came from Austria as a 21-year-old who spoke little English, and parlayed his body-building fame into an acting career, two terms as governor of California, prominent businessman and philanthropist.

Not only will people attending the Arnold Sports Festival get a chance to pose with the statue, but thousands more tourists, conventioneers and Arena District/Short North visitors now will see it.

This is a much more visible location, and a fitting honor to a man who has given a great deal of personal time, visibility and economic vitality to Columbus.

Plus, it gives Columbus a second chance to say �thank you.�