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Lane County commissioners condemn distribution of hateful flyers targeting Latino residents
Summary
The Lane County Board of Commissioners read and unanimously adopted a statement condemning distribution of hateful flyers that targeted Latino residents in the Thurston area and urged reporting to the Oregon DOJ bias hotline.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday read and recorded a statement condemning the recent distribution of hateful flyers aimed at Latino residents in the Thurston neighborhood and pledged support for communities targeted by bias.
Board Chair David Lovell read a statement on behalf of the board that said in part, “The Lane County Board of County Commissioners strongly denounces the recent distribution of hateful flyers targeting our communities of color and particularly our Latino community,” and added, “There’s no place for hate in Lane County.”
The statement, released by the board on Sept. 25, called the flyers “symbols of a larger system of hate” and said the county stands “united in condemning these attempts to spread fear, division, and white nationalist ideology within our neighborhoods.” It urged residents to report bias activity to the Oregon Department of Justice’s hate and bias hotline at 1-844-924-2427.
Commissioner Trigger said the county maintains a rapid response protocol for incidents that warrant a public statement and added that staff use the protocol’s criteria to determine when to issue statements on behalf of the full board. Trigger emphasized the board’s commitment to “serve everyone in our community with fairness, and with care,” and noted the statement was issued on behalf of the full board.
The commissioners did not announce further formal action at the meeting, but Lovell’s reading placed the board’s public condemnation in the meeting record and informed the public of the county’s recommended reporting channel for hate and bias incidents.
No investigations, enforcement actions, or criminal complaints were discussed on the record during the meeting; the statement directed residents to the Oregon DOJ hotline for reporting bias incidents.
