CRESTVIEW — The Confederate flag's fate may finally be settled.
The embattled William “Bill” Lundy Memorial on East First Avenue would relocate from its current location on city property, according to a new proposal.
"The proposal includes the Lundy family taking possession of the memorial and moving it to private land … Details of the proposal have not been finalized," a media release from Mayor David Cadle's office stated.
Confederate flags on public property have been targeted since Dylann Roof, a white man, killed nine black people in mid-June at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.
Okaloosa County's ‎NAACP chapter called for the Crestview flag's removal after the shooting, claiming the flag represents racism and promotes division.
Crestview resident Amanda Kay collected signatures to keep the flag. Supporters claimed the flag honors Lundy, whom many believe was Florida's last surviving Confederate soldier when the Crestview Lions Club established the memorial in 1958.
The city initially scheduled a public meeting about the flag's fate for Tuesday, but canceled it upon receiving the Lundy family's proposal.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview Confederate flag to relocate