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Wendell proclaims June 2026 LGBT+ Pride Month and honors local volunteers and educators
Summary
The mayor read and signed a proclamation recognizing June 2026 as LGBT+ Pride Month, referencing state executive action and a 2022 town resolution banning discrimination; the meeting also recognized local volunteers and educators including Miss Wendell titleholders and teacher Caitlyn Lacy.
Mayor and commissioners used the public portion of the June 8 meeting to issue a proclamation and recognize local volunteers and educators.
The mayor read a proclamation proclaiming June 2026 as LGBT+ Pride Month, citing the national observance and referencing a state executive order directing inclusion policies as well as a Wendell resolution adopted February 14, 2022, that prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and employment. The proclamation text commended observance of Pride Month to all citizens; the mayor signed the proclamation on the record and offered photographs for those who wished to receive it later.
Earlier in the meeting the board recognized student leadership and community-service work: Miss Wendell’s Teen 2026 Ava Silver described her clean-water education initiative, and Miss Wendell 2026 Carly Peters described her Money Basics 101 financial-literacy program. The board also honored Lake Myra Extended Contact Support Teacher Caitlyn Lacy for her work with special-education students.
What happens next: the town will make the proclamation part of the public record; staff and commissioners encouraged community participation in upcoming downtown events and stated continuing support for inclusive policies.
