Watertown City Council approves a pair of flag raisings at latest meeting
In Monday night's meeting, the council approved raisings of the Irish flag and the Pride flag in front of Watertown City Hall later this year for their respective celebrations.
City of Watertown makes changes to its flag policy
Council members Lisa Ruggerio, Cliff Olney and Robert Kimball voted for the flag raisings while Mayor Sarah Compo-Pierce and Ben Shoen voted against the measure.
Earlier in the year, the council narrowly reversed its policy of flag raisings in front of City Hall. In May 2024, the council voted to only allow the American, New York State, POW-MIA and Tree City USA flags to be flown on the flag poles outside of City Hall.
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