A Tuesday neighborhood meeting in the North End was packed — every seat filled, people leaning against the walls and sitting cross-legged on the floor.
But on Tuesday, the neighbors were out in force. Over a dozen decided to vie for the four open seats on the board, seemingly prompted by controversy over what has become one of the most divisive issues in Idaho: LGBTQ+ Pride flags.
A new state law bars displays of non-“official” flags on government property and has implications for the neighborhood’s annual display of Pride flags along its main thoroughfare, Harrison Boulevard, whose median is under the jurisdiction of the Ada County Highway District…