![]() ![]() “This flag isn’t really going away,” he said. “The process might not have been perfect,” Lenz said of the People’s Flag campaign, “but one thing you can say is that it was effective.” He noted that the flag has been widely adopted by many citizens, sports teams, and even the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County. Lenz said it was “kind of a disappointment” that the city was headed down this path, and suggested that “resources would be better spent thinking of getting the current flag out there” and educating the community on its symbolism. The designer of “Sunrise Over The Lake,” Robert Lenz, also spoke at Thursday’s meeting. “Sunrise Over The Lake”-would be eligible to be considered in the new process, Owczarski stressed. What’s different this time? An adoption deadline: May 31, 2020.Ĭity Clerk James Owczarski spoke at Thursday’s meeting, and explained that the new process is intended to be “more inclusive from the beginning.” The People’s Flag campaign has been criticized for excluding certain Milwaukee groups-elderly and Spanish-speaking Milwaukeeans among them-in its 2015 contest. So, yes, pending Common Council approval within the next 30 days, there will be another process to create a new city flag. On Thursday, the Steering and Rules Committee approved a resolution that directs the City Clerk to issue the previously suggested Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals (RFQ/RFP). Barrett, I don’t feel so good,” the 414 Flag whimpered as it disappeared into a cloud of ash.īut now, an Endgame is in sight. The poor 414 Flag, in a truly heartbreaking scene, didn’t stand a chance. ![]() There was the still-official city flag, the grassroots People’s Flag, and the possibility of yet another flag to be designed by a to-be-determined designer, design team, or design firm. When we last checked in with the heroes and villains of Milwaukee Flag: Infinity War, the Milwaukee Arts Board had acquired the six Infinity Flags, snapped their fingers, and cut the number of Milwaukee flags down to three. ![]()
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