Streetsboro Council’s Julie Field refuses to recognize Juneteenth, asking ‘what is the true motive?’

Streetsboro City Council meets on Sept. 13, 2021.

Streetsboro Council’s Julie Field refuses to recognize Juneteenth, asking ‘what is the true motive?’

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Updated Sept. 28 with comments from other Streetsboro council members and the Portage County NAACP.

Streetsboro City Council on Monday joined other communities in Portage County in adopting Juneteenth as a national holiday, giving full-time city employees a paid floating holiday to use before the year closes. But not everyone was happy about it.

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