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Resident urges city to assert control over Pier Village flag displays, cites eminent-domain concerns
Summary
A public commenter said Pier Village's display of Israeli flags and the site's eminent-domain origins give the city a role in determining which flags fly and asked the council to require prominence for the U.S. flag.
Jeffrey Walstein, who said he was born in Long Branch and lives at 9 Gloria Court in Tinton Falls, used the public-comment period on Aug. 13 to urge the council to press for a U.S.-first flag display at Pier Village, saying the site "exists because the city of Long Branch confiscated that land through eminent domain." "The symbols displayed there should reflect The United States Of America, not the State Of Israel," Walstein said.
Walstein told the council he observed six Israeli flags and a…
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