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Detroit Lakes council votes to fly no Minnesota flag after heated public hearing
Summary
After a two-hour public comment session split between supporters of the new state flag, defenders of the traditional flag and residents urging no flag, the Detroit Lakes City Council voted — in a roll-call tie broken by the mayor — to fly no Minnesota flag at city facilities.
The Detroit Lakes City Council voted on a motion that the city "not fly either flag" — meaning neither the new official Minnesota flag nor the traditional Minnesota flag — after an extended public hearing that drew more than a dozen residents and divided the council.
The debate grew out of a prior council action regarding flying the new state flag. Council members reopened the matter and heard public comment from residents who urged a range of outcomes: keep the new official flag,…
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