City of Ellensburg issued the following announcement on July 23.
A message from the Mayor in support of the Ellensburg Police Department:
City Council’s action to paint Black Live Matter on a street in Ellensburg has been twisted to mean that Council does not support Ellensburg’s Police Department. That is simply not true. Council members know that the men and women who serve this community as officers and support staff conduct themselves professionally, with integrity, and respect for all the people who live here. Under the leadership of Chief Wade, the Department began the type of conversations with our communities of color before Black Lives Matter, before the Council’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Initiative, before the community conversations occurring now. EPD has led not followed. So, lest there be any confusion, City Council respects and supports Ellensburg’s Police Department and the people who serve this community in that Department.
Truly, together we can do better.
Original source can be found here.
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