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Summit County Council OKs edited letter of support to IOC, removes ‘guarantee’ language
Summary
The Summit County Council voted to authorize the council chair to sign a letter of support to the International Olympic Committee, with edits that avoid the term “guarantee,” qualify transit funding requests, and clarify human-rights language; the submission deadline was noted as May 24.
The Summit County Council on Thursday authorized the council chair to sign a revised letter of support to the International Olympic Committee, with edits to avoid promising unlimited obligations and to add conditions around transit funding and human-rights language.
Speaker 3 introduced the draft as a requested letter that had to be submitted by May 24 and asked whether the council needed to add qualifications on transit funding and other local impacts. Speaker 5 objected to the file name and to use of the word “guarantee,” saying, “Nowhere does the letter use the term guarantee,” and recommending…
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