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County accepts staff’s Oregon250 proclamation after public objections; chair abstains
Summary
Public commenters told Deschutes County commissioners the staff-drafted 250th-anniversary proclamation misrepresents its source and sidelines non–Judeo-Christian faiths. The board placed the resolution on the record in a 2-0-1 vote after commissioners read the staff text aloud.
A staff-prepared resolution marking the United States’ 250th anniversary and listing historic American achievements was placed on the record by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on March 11, after a 2-0-1 vote in which the chair abstained. Commissioners (Seat 3) moved to accept the staff resolutions and Commissioner (Seat 2) seconded the motion; two commissioners voted yes and the chair abstained.
The proclamation — which lists 15 historic achievements, praises constitutional protections and highlights U.S. innovation and military service — drew public…
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