The controversy over flying the Confederate flag in front of Marion County's government complex may be coming closer to a resolution.
The county's Historical Commission decided Monday to recommend the Confederate flag, along with the other flags which are part of a display of the five national flags which have flown over Florida, should still fly, but in a different location.
Along with the Confederate flag, the British, French, Spanish and current American flag are all currently displayed over the Fallen Police Officers memorial in front of the McPherson Complex.
The Historical Commission recommended moving the flags around the corner, to the intersection of East Fort King Street and Southeast 26th Terrace.
The flags would still be located on the McPherson Complex property, but would not be flying in front of a government building, something that has created controversy for over a month, since the County Commission first voted unanimously to keep the Confederate flag flying after it was briefly taken down following the deadly shootings in Charleston, South Carolina.
The suspect in those shootings, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, had posed with a Confederate flag in photos posted on a website that displayed a racist manifesto attributed to him.
Plaques would be placed at the base of the flagpoles to give a brief narrative of what each flag represents and its history.
The Marion County Historical Commission is expected to formally present their recommendation to the County Commission at a meeting sometime in September for a final vote.