Creswell’s mayor has stepped down. In a letter, Amy Knudsen didn’t give a reason, though her resignation follows citations issued against several organizers of an unpermitted 4th of July parade, and a protest held outside her home weeks later.
The regular parade was canceled because of the pandemic. One went ahead anyway, and featured a variety of ‘floats’ - including one where men held a Proud Boys banner and flashed hand signals associated with white supremacy.
Knudsen says protesters shared her home address and called her a member of the Chinese Communist party. She says while two of the organizers were affiliated with the Proud Boys and QAnon, she doesn’t think most participants and attendees were affiliated with either group.
Last year, Knudsen took over for Richard Zettervall, after he resigned because of a contentious response to an equity and inclusion resolution.
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