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Council debates whether East Grand Forks should revert to earlier Minnesota flag or keep current design
Summary
Council members and residents debated whether East Grand Forks should revert to the 1983 Minnesota flag, fly no state flag, or continue to display the current official design. Councilmember Ripel urged reverting and criticized the process that changed the flag; resident Alan Sonnenberg and several council members urged keeping the current flag, citing inclusivity and design standards.
East Grand Forks councilmembers spent a large portion of the work session debating whether the city should revert to the 1983 Minnesota flag, remove the state flag from city properties, or continue flying the current official state design.
Councilmember Ripel said he had been approached by "50 to 100" residents who favor returning to the 1983 flag and argued the governor bypassed the legislative process when the flag was changed. "Let them vote on it, see which way they wanted to go,"…
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