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(18,470 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:15 PM Jul 2020

Coralville council member resigns over BLM remarks [View all]

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A member of the Coralville City Council has resigned following backlash received for remarks he made about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Tom Gill, who had served on the council for 29 years, notified the city of Coralville of his resignation on Friday, July 17, according to a statement issued by Mayor John A. Lundell on Monday. Gill called Black Lives Matter “a bunch of criminals” at a public meeting on July 13. Lundell later issued a statement condemning Gill’s remarks.

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Coralville council member resigns over BLM remarks [View all] 47of74 Jul 2020 OP

29 years is long enough. SharonClark Jul 2020 #1