A member of the public identified in the meeting as Mary used the three-minute public-comment period to urge the community to stop spreading anonymous posts and rumors about a local Pride parade.

Mary told commissioners she was glad the parade would be held and said the community has seen “ugliness” and anonymous postings falsely claiming the event was canceled and advising drivers to use Highway 14. She described anonymous posts as “cowardly behavior” and said spreading false rumors about events or encouraging driving into a parade route is dangerous. “If you don't wanna put your name to your comments, that means that you already know that they are wrong, that they're, mean, they're cruel,” she said.

She also tied the concern to broader community cohesion: “This is your community. This is their community. We're all part of the 1 community, and we're all different. So let's honor our differences and, move on.” The board did not respond during the public-comment period; the chair closed public comment after the scheduled speakers finished.

This was a public comment item; commissioners did not take formal action during the public-comment period.