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The commission responsible for recommending whether Charlottesville should remove two of its most prominent monuments received crucial information Thursday that may bear a considerable impact on the city’s final decision regarding the matter.

According to a report prepared by city staff, removing the statues of Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson is estimated to cost $330,000 and $370,000, respectively.

Another report presented Thursday seems to suggest there are two paths the city could take if the council chooses to move the statues: either ask the General Assembly for permission to do so, or potentially face a lawsuit.

Three members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces were absent from Thursday’s meeting. The group blazed forward, however, as their final report and recommendations are due by the end of next month.

“As you can imagine, we don’t have experience with removing memorials,” said City Manager Maurice Jones, explaining how staff consulted with outside sources to arrive at an estimate. “We do not have (an exact) cost estimate yet on what it would take to move it because we don’t know where they would be moved to.”