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American Legion commander asks Seymour to buy veterans' flags, seek higher stipend for volunteers
Summary
An American Legion commander told the Board of Selectpersons the post placed about 1,200 flags in nine Seymour cemeteries last year and asked the town to buy flags and reconsider a $500 budgeted stipend that has not changed since 2019. The board voted to add his item to the agenda and will deliberate further.
Chair Richard opened the meeting and added a late agenda item to invite a veterans group representative to speak, a motion that was seconded and carried.
“I’m the commander of American Legion Post 10 in Seymour,” the speaker said, identifying himself for the record and describing the post’s volunteer flag program. He said volunteers placed about 1,200 flags last year across nine Seymour cemeteries and that the post supplies flags to families when burials occur out of town.
The presenter described how flag-staff diameters and quality changed when the post switched vendors and outlined vendor price quotes: he said typical retail offers ranged from roughly $1.25 to $1.97 per…
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