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Lynnwood formalizes commemorative-flag policy and plans inaugural City Pride event; council debates park access and authority
Summary
City staff introduced a written flag/commemorative-flag administrative policy after repeated requests to fly a pride flag. Staff described Wilcox Park's historic avenue of flags, operational constraints, and that commemorative flags are treated as government speech and authorized by the mayor; council members discussed allowing council action to authorize commemorative flags at designated parks, technical flagpole limitations, visibility, and a City Pride event planned for June 6.
Director Joel Faber and City Attorney Lisa Marshall presented an executive administrative flag policy to council that formalizes longstanding practice for flag displays and establishes procedures for commemorative flags and banners. Staff said the written policy follows federal and Washington state flag guidance, was created after repeated requests from community groups (including Lynnwood Pride), and clarifies that commemorative flags at City Hall may be authorized by mayoral proclamation as government speech.
Faber described Wilcox Park (often called "Flag Park") as an avenue of 27 flagpoles installed in 1976 to display historical iterations of the…
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