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Saint Florian, left, and Saint Michael, right, are depicted in 10-foot, bronze patron saint statues commissioned to adorn Quincy's new public safety building. Office of Mayor Thomas Koch.

Quincy mayor defends $850,000 patron saint statues at public safety building “People in the end will understand that it’s beautiful public art," Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch said in a radio interview.

No tradition exists that would justify erecting statues of St. Michael and Saint Florian in front of a public safety building, according to the letter.

The statues represent the patron saints of police and firefighters respectively, on the new public safety headquarters set to open in October. The pair of bronze statues will cost a combined $850,000.

(L-R) Statues of St. Florian and St. Michael are planned for the 120,000-square-foot public safety building of Quincy, Mass., set to open this year.

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The statues cost $850,000, which Quincy Mayor Thomas said doesn’t change the “bottom line” of the new public safety building’s budget. When asked if City Council knew about the commission ...