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TexasTowelie

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Thu May 18, 2017, 07:55 PM May 2017

Ten Commandments monument OK'd for Arkansas Capitol [View all]

LITTLE ROCK — A state panel gave final approval Thursday to the placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol.

The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission voted unanimously to approve the location and design of the monument, which a 2015 law requires the state to allow if private sources provide the funding.

The American History and Heritage Foundation, the group that applied for approval of the project, must provide the Secretary of State’s Office with full funding for the project, plus money for a maintenance fund, before construction can begin, said Danielle Fusco, a spokesman for the office.

The maintenance fund must consist of 10 percent of cost to install the monument and the cost of the its base, Fusco said. If the funding is provided within 10 days, the installation is expected to be completed in June, weather permitting, she said.

Read more: http://www.swtimes.com/news/20170512/ten-commandments-monument-okd-for-arkansas-capitol

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