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Students present proposed city flag; commission to vote next week
Summary
Sixth-grade teacher Maggie Swanson presented a student-designed city flag that was developed with public input. Students and teachers urged adoption and discussed whether the flag should remain for a decade or be allowed to rotate; the commission set a final vote for next week.
Sixth-grade teacher Maggie Swanson presented a student-led city-flag project to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission and asked the commission to formalize the design at a meeting next week.
Swanson said students led the design process, solicited public feedback and revised the flag accordingly. She said the students and teachers would prefer the flag to remain in place for an extended period to create a legacy, while commissioners discussed offering a limited-term approval to allow future classes to propose new designs.
Swanson quoted a student, Hunter Miles, who argued that "a flag is representative of the community" and generally should not change unless the community’s values change; Miles suggested revisiting the design in about 10 years. Some commissioners proposed a shorter window (four years) so successive student groups could have design opportunities.
The commission did not take a final vote but said it would consider the final adoption at next week’s meeting; teachers indicated they would prefer students attend that meeting when the commission votes.
What happens next: the commission expects a final vote at the next meeting; commissioners will weigh whether to adopt the flag permanently or for a defined term.
