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Apopka council adopts new city flag after public contest
Summary
After a public design contest that drew 153 entries and an online vote, the Apopka City Council unanimously adopted a new city flag on Oct. 16; the design highlights springs, greenhouse agriculture and sunshine, and staff said the city seal will remain in official use.
The Apopka City Council unanimously adopted a new city flag Oct. 16 after a public contest that produced 153 entries and community voting.
Steven Cribbs, special projects specialist, outlined the process: judges (including members of the North American Vexillological Association and local design professionals) narrowed entries to a top‑10 that was publicly ranked online. Staff said 10,219 votes were cast in the public ranking stage, and the judges performed a final selection and visual refinements.
Nicole, an Apopka art teacher and contest winner, explained her design symbolism: two blue wavy stripes represent Apopka’s springs; a leaf represents the city’s greenhouse agriculture; and a yellow band symbolizes the sun and the city’s place in Florida. "I grew up here ... we’re second generation Apopkins," she said while describing the design’s local connections.
Council members congratulated the committee and the artist and asked staff for the judges’ list and the final presentation materials to be added to the record. Staff noted online questions asking whether the city seal would be retired; they clarified the seal remains in official use but will not appear on the new flag design.
The council adopted Resolution 2024‑36 to make the selected design the official city flag and staff said they would order flags immediately to have them available for the city’s upcoming anniversary celebration.
