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Gig Harbor presents Diversity Month proclamation, committee outlines survey showing room to improve on inclusion
Summary
The Mayor proclaimed April Diversity Month and the Mayor's Committee on Diversity and Engagement presented results of a one‑month survey of about 342 respondents showing general positivity about events but concerns about inclusion of Black, Indigenous and people of color and LGBTQ+ residents.
Mayor Mary Barber proclaimed April as Diversity Month and read a second proclamation recognizing April as Month of the Military Child before the Gig Harbor City Council on April 14. The mayor presented both ceremonial proclamations at the start of the meeting and invited members of the Mayor's Committee on Diversity and Engagement forward to present results from a recent community survey.
Claudia Lantman, a member of the Mayor's Committee on Diversity and Engagement, told the council the committee conducted an online survey for roughly one month and received 342 complete responses. "We did this survey so that we could hear from people who wanted us to hear…
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