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PITTSTON — City Administrator Joe Mozkovitz provided an update on the status of the Christopher Columbus statue at the regular council meeting Wednesday.

He said the statue is still being inspected and repaired by Pesavento Monuments in Scranton and that the damage isn’t as bad as feared.

“Other than some minor scuffs and bruises, the monument is in remarkably good condition,” said Moskovitz.

He continued by saying the plan is to redo the landscape area in which the statue was located to make is safer and resurrect the statue in the early spring, most likely in April.

The statue was damaged in a car accident last December.

Council members also approved an annual resolution to proclaim Thursday, Feb. 16, as Lithuanian Independence Day to celebrate the signing of the Act of Reinstating Independence of Lithuania by the Council of Lithuania in 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania.

A public ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at city hall in the first floor conference room and will include the raising of the Lithuanian Flag in front of the building.

In other business, council members approved:

• a change order on the Pittston City Phase 3A Streetscape project which calls for a new light pole in the area of Swallow and Frothingham streets, as well as the removal of the current light pole it will be replacing.

• The purchase of two new police vehicles totalling $74,243

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A car crashed into the Christopher Columbus statue in Pittston on Dec. 6, leaving the giant stone sculpture at rest atop the vehicle.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/web1_TTL122916columbus-wreck1.jpg.optimal.jpgA car crashed into the Christopher Columbus statue in Pittston on Dec. 6, leaving the giant stone sculpture at rest atop the vehicle. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader file photo
Monument on track to return in spring

By Jimmy Fisher

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WHAT’S NEXT

The next Pittston City Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at city hall, 35 Broad St.

Reach Jimmy Fisher at 570-704-3972 or on Twitter @SD_JimmyFisher.