Pride in Nampa: Did The City ‘Drop The Ball’ on Public Statement?

It's been all of the internet drama over the last few days and it's based out of Nampa. Event organizers have rented out Nampa's Lakeview Park for the first-ever, or perhaps first in recent history, 'Canyon County Pride'.  The event is going to take place for only a few hours, on one day, this month.

Many people online expressed it was exciting--just as many seemed to hate the idea, with folks stating in one way or another that the LGBTQ+ community should go elsewhere.

After lots of public uproar, the City of Nampa released a statement that outlined 'First Amendment Protections' for rental of the city park.

It was the continuation from Mayor of Nampa Debbie Kling that really stirred up a reaction at the end of the statement.  Mayor Kling said:

While this event does not reflect the personal beliefs and convictions of myself, the Nampa City Council, and many living in Nampa who have already reached out to us requesting it be cancelled, the advice of our legal counsel was that the City of Nampa must recognize the protected first amendment rights of those scheduling and involved in this event.

It seems that while the intention was to respond to a lot of public back and forth--whoever wrote it, and the Mayor, really wanted folks to know that they personally are 'washing their hands' of the event.

People excited for the event, however, have felt ostracized--their own Mayor coming out to say that she doesn't support them.

Do you think that the City of Nampa's release was a little bit too opinionated? Many feel that maybe, the shouldn't have released a statement at all.