Anti-discrimination ordinance passes 5-3 in Haverford

Dan82 · Jan 14, 2011

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The moment of truth for a controversial anti-discrimination ordinance arrived around 11 p.m. Monday when commissioners, after listening to hours of passionate public comment on both sides of the issue and engaging in heated debate among themselves, voted 5-3 with one abstention to pass the measure on first reading.

Supporters in the packed room burst into applause and cheered a decision that straddled party lines, with Republicans Bill Wechsler and Mario Oliva casting votes in favor along with Democrats Rob Trumbull, Dan Siegel and sponsoring Commissioner Larry Holmes.

Republicans Jim McGarrity, Chris Connell and Jeff Heilmann voted no. Stephen D’Emilio abstained...

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Anti-discrimination ordinance passes 5-3 in Haverford

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