I have been a resident of the City of Richmond for 72 years. I grew up on Monument Ave. and currently live one block off Monument on W. Franklin St.  When is the City going to realize how important the history of our city including the Civil War and the statues on Monument Ave. are to people all over the country and the world.  I cannot begin to tell you how many people I encounter on my walks down Monument Ave. that tell me they have come from out of town to see these statues.  Many have children who are studying about the Civil War.  I do not believe we should do anything to alter, change or remove these statues.  It is against the law.  Once we start to erase history we will become a sterile country.  As far as closing the grounds around the Lee statue after sunset, I am not sure it will work.  Vandals will just go to another statue to do their destruction.