Boise council hears plan for community‑led city flag redesign

The mayor and staff told the City Council that a community‑led effort will guide a redesign of the city flag that will be presented to the council for formal adoption after a public selection process.

Jen Haliburton, marketing and digital communications senior manager in the Office of Community Engagement, told the council the project is “more than just a redesign” and will pair the Department of Arts and History’s design expertise with broad community input. Haliburton said the city will launch a survey this week, accept resident design submissions, have a temporary 10‑member flag design committee narrow entries, and then return a final set of designs to the public for a vote. The council will review the chosen design for formal…