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Resident urges Opelika council to block library author event on witchcraft; council took no action
Summary
During public comment at the Sept. 16 meeting, resident Tabitha Vasilis urged the council to cancel an upcoming Opelika Library event featuring an author on witchcraft, saying it harms local youth. The council did not record any formal response or action in the provided excerpt.
At the Sept. 16 regular meeting of the Opelika City Council, Tabitha Vasilis of Windway spoke during public comment and urged the council to reconsider an upcoming event at the Opelika Library featuring an author discussing witchcraft. Vasilis described the event as harmful to young people and framed her remarks in religious terms.
"I just wanna humbly express my concern for the event and function that is being held at the Opelika Library," Vasilis said. "Whether you believe it or not, we are in a spiritual war... Our kids are being tormented. They are being chewed up and spit out, and I see it firsthand." She asked the council to "stand firm in conviction and do so courageously."
The transcript excerpt does not show any formal response from the council or staff during the meeting to Vasilis' request, nor does it record a motion or direction to staff regarding the library event. Shortly thereafter another speaker, Jimmy Dickey, identified himself as Executive Director and CEO of Integra Community Mental Health Center and thanked council members for supporting the Integra expansion included on the agenda.
The remarks were part of the public comment period. No action concerning the library event is recorded in the supplied transcript excerpt.
