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Residents push back on city flag redesign process; council says outreach ongoing
Summary
Multiple residents told the council April 8 they oppose replacing Boca Raton’s historic city flag; mayor said the city is soliciting public input and that initial costs to taxpayers have been zero.
Several residents told the Boca Raton City Council April 8 they oppose a city-led examination of a new municipal flag and urged the council to retain the historic design.
Speakers including Diane King, Dave Scribe and Joe Majes said the current city flag carries historical meaning and that the consultant designs posted online were unattractive. King described the flag as part of city history and asked the council not to replace it; other speakers said the public response on social media had been overwhelmingly negative.
Mayor Singer responded that the flag effort is a community engagement exercise; he said the consulting group NAVA (a nonprofit flag organization) volunteered their time and that prototype flags shown at council expense were paid for personally, not by city taxpayers. Singer said the process is intended to solicit broad resident feedback and that the city will review all comments and options before any decision is made.
Council members said they would continue to collect public input; no ordinance or expenditure was approved at the meeting. The city said it will keep the flag material and public comment open while continuing community engagement.
