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Public commenters tell Isanti County commissioners to prioritize services over flag debate

Isanti County Board of Commissioners · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Three residents urged the Isanti County Board to focus on local needs — including lack of a birth center, childcare costs and food insecurity — rather than a resolution to fly the retired Minnesota flag, while one speaker said counties should follow the state's official flag decision.

Three people speaking during public comment at the April 21 Isanti County Board meeting urged commissioners to focus on local services rather than a proposed resolution about flying the retired Minnesota state flag.

Emily Rop (1154 345th Avenue, Cambridge) told the board that, according to state and county data she cited, "we have no birth center in Isanti County," that educational…

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