PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A cast iron statue of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo will be returned to the group that originally donated it, following a ruling Wednesday by the Philadelphia Art Commission.

The ten-foot-tall statue, which had been in city storage since its removal in June 2020 amid racial justice protests, has been at the center of a dispute over ownership and future display.

The Commission's decision requires the city to return the statue to the Frank L. Rizzo Monument Committee within 90 days and provide $80,000 for repairs.

"They are going to return the statue to us and they are going to repair the damage to the statue," said George Bochetto of Bochetto and Lentz, the attorney representing the committee.

While the statue will be restored, its public visibility rem

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