The Residents of Quincy demand that Mayor Thomas Koch withdraw his commission from sculptor Sergei Eylanbekov for two over-sized bronze statues of Christian Saints Michael the Archangel and Florian that are intended to be installed at the new Quincy Public Safety Headquarters.

Though religious subjects are not illegal, they are inappropriate for a diverse city such as Quincy.  The violence portrayed on a heroic scale of St. Michael the Archangel is especially frightening and conjures images of police violence which is contrary to Quincy Police Dept’s mission of public safety.  The secrecy surrounding the project from its inception is antithetical to good governance. The cost of almost $1 million is a reckless misuse of our taxes.

Mayor Koch, cut our losses and cancel this commission now.