Ellsworth officials questioned about George Floyd monument in city park

Ellsworth officials questioned about George Floyd monument in city park

In 2020, as Black Lives Matter protests spread across the country in the wake of the murder by police of George Floyd, a monument to the Minneapolis man was quietly erected in an Ellsworth city park. Now, more than five years later, Ellsworth officials have been asked how the memorial to Floyd got city approval. Patrick Shea, who has served on Ellsworth’s City Council for a little over a month, asked city staff to review how the memorial to Floy…