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Warren County supervisors debate designated commemorative flagpole after Pride group urges inclusion
Summary
A public comment urging a commemorative flagpole for awareness and Pride flags prompted supervisors to discuss Resolution 192, the county's flag display policy, and to request further committee review and legal analysis on government-speech limits and public-forum concerns.
Cam Carginelli, president of Lower Adderneck Pride, urged the Warren County Board of Supervisors on May 13 to establish a designated commemorative flagpole at the County Municipal Center to display awareness and commemorative flags, including a Pride flag.
Carginelli told the board his organization served “more than 10,000 individuals” last year and said the county should use the shared space to recognize national awareness months and groups. “I'd rather see a Pride flag on a pole than read statistics about dead kids,” he said.
The request tied into Resolution 192, described to the board by Supervisor Bryce Stroud as a proposal to adopt a county flag display policy that would preserve the American flag, the New York state…
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