{"id":212007,"date":"2025-12-03T15:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=212007"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:48:23","slug":"council-rescinds-its-decision-to-accept-gandhi-statue-from-consulate-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/council-rescinds-its-decision-to-accept-gandhi-statue-from-consulate-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Council rescinds its decision to accept Gandhi statue from Consulate of India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At a special meeting held today, December 3, 2025, Huntsville councillors unanimously voted to rescind their decision to accept a public art donation of a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi from the Indian Consulate General.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At its November meeting, the majority of councillors voted to accept the donation and add it to the municipality&#8217;s public art inventory. Opposition from members of the community was swift. Social media became inundated with comments opposing the move, and councillors received emails and phone calls from residents expressing their disdain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hutsville Mayor Nancy Alcock opened the special meeting called to reconsider council&#8217;s decision by stating that the council had accepted the gift as a piece of public art to celebrate diversity and embrace symbols of unity and peace. &#8220;What&#8217;s really important to note is that the denotation was championed by members of our community and was subject to our public art policy, which provides a process and criteria to evaluate every donation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alcock said council has reviewed all of the comments it has received and said, &#8220;Our public art is part of the identity of Huntsville, which was pointed out on numerous occasions, and I recognize that a statue of an individual can mean different things to different people. Through this process, it has become absolutely clear that public art and monuments are two distinct things,&#8221; she said, adding that staff have already initiated a review of the municipality&#8217;s art donation policy. &#8220;And will ensure that this policy is reflective of a variety of circumstances, types of donations, and methods of consultation. It&#8217;s clear to me, based on the variety of feedback I have received, and all of council has received, on both the statue and more importantly the process, that Huntsville is not currently in a position to accept this donation. What we intended to be a celebration of diversity and peace has highlighted a need for further discussion and progress in celebrating the depth of identities and diversity in Huntsville. We are having this meeting so council can reconsider the vote on the Gandhi statue in light of the community&#8217;s thoughtful response.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What councillors said<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Bob Stone said his original vote to receive the donation was made with the best of intentions. &#8220;However, over the past week, it has been made perfectly clear that we made a mistake and should have gone to public consultation. I would like to personally, humbly apologize to the people of Huntsville for the consternation this has caused. I will not be voting to accept the statue today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Cory Clarke, who voted against the acceptance of the statue last month, thanked those in attendance at the meeting and everyone who reached out to him by email. &#8220;I stand by the comments that I made opposing this donation at the last meeting. Our residents have let us know clearly that a bad decision was made. Our residents are asking us to make better decisions. As a council, we need to show better leadership; we need to make better choices. I also want to say that I&#8217;m very glad this meeting was called, so the choice that was made can be reversed today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Scott Morrison said the main thing council &#8220;screwed up on&#8221; was the public consultation. &#8220;We did consult the BIA, the Chamber, and the arts groups and made an assumption that if the BIA wants it and the Chamber wants it, they&#8217;d be the most effective so this makes sense. We missed the mark on reaching out to the public, but the good thing is, this is how municipal government works. You always have a voice,&#8221; he said, adding that he&#8217;s had really engaging conversations. &#8220;I must say there have been some emails and comments that are offside, that I didn&#8217;t pay much attention to because that&#8217;s not what our town is all about, but there were a lot of really well-thought-out and really relevant comments that I had paid attention to. Our town is built, believe it or not, on a lot of immigration.&#8221; Morrison said there are Germans, Italians, and people from different places living in Huntsville who have made the community what it is, and it is no different now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The intention was good, the consultation process was poor. We&#8217;ve learned our lesson from that and that&#8217;s our job as councillors is to serve the people that have reached out to us, so I think this is the right decision to revisit it and to revisit the art policy going forward so that we don&#8217;t get in this situation again,&#8221; added Morrison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Dione Schumacher agreed that council had made a mistake. She said the Town&#8217;s existing art policy was followed, so she is glad it is being reexamined. &#8220;Maybe we need to branch that out to what are all the gifts or donations because as we know a free dog is not a free dog, you know. There are the gifts that keep on giving so taxpayers have spoken and when it comes to certain gifts they don&#8217;t want to keep,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schumacher did note that some of the comments on social media were untoward and spoke against them. &#8220;My father came to this town in 1953 as a German immigrant, and he was spit on, was as a kid on the playground beat up and he learned very quickly that Huntsville does not accept differences. My goal is that we as a community change that view. And that we are accepting of people who have made this town of Huntsville a great place to live and so that is my reason, that was my original reason for accepting, for creating inclusion and diversity in this community and I will continue to champion that as a councillor but I understand and have heard from the community that this gift is not accepted,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Mayor Dan Armour said council made a call on what it thought was correct at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to thank actually the constituents of Huntsville for reaching out to us. The phone calls, the emails, etc. and giving us direction because we are elected by the constituents and we&#8217;re here to represent them and I just want to thank everybody,&#8221; said Armour, who also apologized for attending the meeting remotely, noting that he is out of town and had a trip already planned. He thanked everyone in the gallery and those who tuned into the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Helena Renwick said it was deeply disappointing that the conversation around the statue &#8220;has been marred by voices of racism and bigotry. Such negativity does not reflect the spirit of Huntsville nor the values of respect and inclusivity that we strive to uphold. Our community is stronger when we engage in dialogue and openness with empathy, and I remain committed to ensuring that the public art and civic spaces reflect unity rather than division,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am sincerely grateful to the donor for their generous gift of the Gandhi statue, and for the spirit of generosity it represents. While the statue, I believe, we will not accept it, and it will not be installed, I value the opportunity this process has given me to reflect on what public art means for Huntsville and I also want to thank the many citizens, many of whom are here today, who reached out to me directly and whose opinions that they expressed in a very respectful and thoughtful manner. I hope that we can continue to work together to bridge this divide and foster understanding through projects that unite and inspire. And if nothing else, this journey has taught me that accepting public art is never just about the art, it&#8217;s also about patience, perspective, and perhaps a few extra cups of coffee along the way to talk.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Alcock closed the meeting by saying she appreciates all of the comments received from the community. &#8220;One thing about, that I absolutely love, about being a municipal politician, is the direct interaction we have with members of our community. 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