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Aurora mayor reverses flag order after heated public debate; council extends public-comment period
Summary
Mayor John Lash directed city flags returned to full staff on Sept. 12 after lowering them Sept. 11; speakers at the Sept. 16 Committee of the Whole meeting offered sharply divided views and the council voted to extend public comment to hear late registrants.
Mayor John Lash said Sept. 12 that he had directed city staff to return municipal flags to full staff after they had been lowered Sept. 11, and told the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 16 he will pursue a consistent local policy on flag displays. The mayor's statement followed conflicting federal and state directives and an internal legal review about which authorities govern flag orders.
Why it matters: Flag displays are a symbolic civic act that city officials say require clear, consistent direction. The dispute prompted extended public comment at the Sept. 16 meeting and sharp back-and-forth among dozens of residents — including calls both to keep flags up and to lower them in remembrance — that underscored political divisions in Aurora.
Lash told the council that his staff checked…
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