Camp Verde council rejects civil unions

“We are a mixture of people, races and sexual orientation,” Pat George of Camp Verde told the Town council. “Marriage isn’t the answer to everything. Bigotry and hatred are the problem.” /  VVN:Bill Helm
“We are a mixture of people, races and sexual orientation,” Pat George of Camp Verde told the Town council. “Marriage isn’t the answer to everything. Bigotry and hatred are the problem.” / VVN:Bill Helm

By Bill Helm | Camp Verde Bugle

There will be no civil unions in Camp Verde.

Not now. Not soon. Maybe not at all.

At Wednesday’s regular session, the council voted 3-3 against Town staff preparing an ordinance to recognize civil unions. Without a majority of four, any vote – even a majority – is a defeat.

Of the close to 40 Camp Verde residents at Wednesday’s meeting, held in the community center gym, many spoke not only against civil unions, but also against the council making a decision.

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