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Battle Ground proclaims Black History Month and SRO Appreciation Day; residents respond
Summary
Mayor presented a Black History Month proclamation to Paul Porter of the NAACP Vancouver chapter and proclaimed Feb. 15 as School Resource Officer Appreciation Day; several residents praised the proclamation during citizen comment and urged continued, intentional work on equity and local history.
The council issued two mayoral proclamations: February 2026 as Black History Month and Feb. 15, 2026, as National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day in Battle Ground.
Mayor read the Black History Month proclamation and presented it to Paul Porter of the NAACP Vancouver chapter, who accepted and said, "Black history is not a chapter we visit. It is…
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