On 07/20/2022 the Providence Board of Park Commissioners met to discuss and vote on the recommendation from the Special Committee for Commemorative works to approve the sale or leasing of the Bartholdi Columbus statue removed from Elmwood avenue, The recommendations included stipulations protecting the status, but also provisions that if the statue resides on private property, it must not be visible by the public The board of parks commissioners approved the protective provisions only, but overall agree to sell or lease the statue, full notes on the meeting can be found at the link below. https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/OpenMeetingsPublic/OpenMeetingDashboard?EntityID=2758&fbclid=IwAR1t-iNVg1b69UK9PAFS-kiq6V_liqzfQv2UVFmVDGyXWVYKx0HBuwBzpN8