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Youth-designed Lockport flag wins council backing for formal recognition
Summary
A student-led committee presented two flag designs tied to Lockport’s canal and local heritage; the council favored the centered design in an informal tally and directed staff to prepare a resolution to adopt the design at the next meeting.
A student committee’s pair of flag designs emphasizing the canal and Lockport’s regional influence won support from the Lockport City Council on Tuesday, and the council directed staff to draft a formal resolution recognizing the design for consideration at the next meeting.
Eighth-grader and committee chair Zachary Dokowitz presented two options developed with input from the North American Vexillological Association’s principles and said the designs focus on “what makes Lockport Lockport,” naming the canal and the city’s historic influence as the core ideas. Dokowitz explained the palette: Lockport maroon for civic identity, a blue wave to represent the canal, and limestone-toned ripples drawn from the Lincoln Landing statue and local flagstone.
Council members asked practical questions about flag placement and visibility on a pole. The idea of flying the new city flag beneath the Illinois state flag or adding a third pole was discussed; council members also suggested banners and an interpretive placard at Lincoln Landing to link the symbol to the city’s history. After an informal hand tally of council preferences, the majority favored the centered design. The mayor said the council would prepare a resolution to recognize the chosen design and bring it back at the next meeting.
The presentation included an offer from the students to provide images and text for public posting; the council encouraged a short explanatory memo to accompany the resolution so residents can understand the symbolism. No binding change to city code was made at Tuesday’s meeting — the council’s action was direction to pursue the recognition resolution and to finalize the text for formal adoption.
