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“Things like this don’t tend to go away on their own.” -Commissioner Betsy Coffia
January 26, 2021
A Grand Traverse County Commissioner is calling on fellow board members to apologize, and hopes the full commission will denounce an extremist group associated with violence.
The Proud Boys are designated a “Hate Group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Some self-proclaimed members of the group addressed the county commission last year. And last week two people in public comment called on the commission to denounce the group.
So far that hasn’t happened. But some commissioners have publicly commented on their positive interactions with self-proclaimed members of the Proud Boys.