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Resident urges commissioners to rescind vote allowing rainbow flag in county buildings
Summary
Carol Smith told the Committee of the Whole June 25 she wants commissioners to rescind their decision to fly the rainbow flag in county buildings and described incidents she said occurred when she tried to display U.S. flags at public facilities.
Carol Smith, a resident of 305 West Copper, urged the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners Committee of the Whole on June 25 to rescind a vote permitting a rainbow flag to be displayed in county facilities.
Smith said the rainbow flag "is being flown in our government buildings, our library" and that she considered the placement of the rainbow flag to be above or more prominent than the U.S. flag at some local facilities. Smith described attempts to display U.S. flags at a library and at medical offices and recounted those flags being removed or disappearing. She said she provided small flags to staff at Southwest Community Hospital and a dental office, which staff accepted and displayed.
Smith said she supports LGBTQ people personally but told commissioners she believes government buildings should display the U.S. flag rather than a rainbow flag. "I am here tonight asking you to vote for Red, White, and Blue," she said.
Why it matters: public comment reflects local sentiment and may signal an issue residents want commissioners to revisit; the Committee of the Whole did not take formal action on Smith's request during the meeting.
Details: Smith identified herself on the record as "Carol Smith, 305 West Copper." Her comments occurred during the public-comment portion of the June 25 meeting; no vote or motion regarding flag display was recorded in the meeting transcript.
