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Council member Suzanne Erkel apologizes for social‑media remarks as residents push back and defend her
Summary
At the June 23 East Bethel City Council meeting, Council member Suzanne Erkel addressed criticism of a recent social‑media post, said she was not a credible threat after an investigation, and recounted threats and harassment; residents spoke both in defense of and critical of her comments.
Council member Suzanne Erkel addressed a packed public forum at the June 23 East Bethel City Council meeting to explain comments she made on social media about recent violence and to respond to the backlash that followed. Erkel said authorities investigated her and “found absolutely no credible threat,” and she reiterated that “my intention was not to stir any discourse or fear or suspicion.”
Erkel told the council she had been “saddened” and “shocked” by recent murders and said her comments were prompted by public statements from other officials and by social‑media posts she had seen. She described receiving what she…
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