For the second time in eight days, an inclusivity resolution died for lack of a second

HAVERHILL — For the second time in eight days, an inclusivity resolution died for lack of a second. Midway through the Grafton County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Commissioner Martha McLeod of Franconia motioned to approve the non-binding resolution as a way to make people feel welcome in the county, no matter their background, identity, or life circumstances. McLeod said it was important to make such a statement in light of recent events in Littleton, where Select Board member Carrie Gendreau has spoken against LGBTQ+ expression, identity and visibility. However, as they did on Nov. 7, commissioners Wendy Piper of Laconia and Omer Ahern of Wentworth did not second the motion and no vote was taken. Piper and Ahern offered no explanation on Tuesday, in part because they had outlined their opposition a week earlier, when Piper denounced the resolution as an ideological statement with anti-religious overtones and Ahern complained it would welcome illegal immigrants “who are looking to inflict harm.”