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Resident questions council representation after natural-family resolution request; Council President declines to advance model language
Summary
A resident urged council to consider a Natural Family Month resolution and said a council member refused to meet. Council President Bowers explained she reviewed the model materials and said its stated values—male-dominated households and a single-man/single-woman family ideal—do not align with her beliefs and she will not advance the resolution.
Kathy McCorkle spoke during public comment at the April 7 City of Gahanna Council meeting urging council to consider a Natural Family Month resolution and saying she had asked to meet with an at‑large council member about the request.
McCorkle told council she had sought a meeting with “Marissa Bowers” and said the council member would not meet; she characterized that refusal as evidence that the council…
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