The council’s deliberations will take place behind closed doors in what’s known as executive session — but decisions about whether to move forward with a particular proposal or abandon the process would be made in open session.
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“Make no mistake: this resolution was drafted as a direct backlash to a minority group challenging those in power and demanding that they deserve equal rights and protections under the law,” one resident said during public comment.
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“I think peace, especially in this community, is when we come out, and we just help each other, and we realize that we’re not so different as human beings,” said Kayhi senior Cade McAllister, who helped organize the event. “I think it’s especially important at this time in our country’s history that we realize just how close together we really are.”
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough Clerk Kacie Paxton says between 15 and 25 voters likely got return envelopes that were printed for Palmer or Wasilla voters.
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Borough Mayor Rodney Dial had suggested adding police to the LGBTQ anti-discrimination resolution. After vetoing it, the retired Alaska State Trooper claimed without offering evidence that police are the single most discriminated-against group in the U.S.
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