Editor’s note: The headline of this story had been corrected to clarify that memorials and vigils will still be allowed at the flagpole.
A proposal to amend the city’s policy on long-term memorials at the city’s flagpole on First Street received the blessing of the majority of the city council in late September, paving the way for their outright ban.
Mayor Bill Rosacker and Councilors Robyn Wheatley and Peggy Kilburg voted to approve the amendment to a resolution allowing the memorials that was adopted by the city in January. Councilors Elise Yarnell Hollamon and Jeri Turgesen opposed the resolution, and councilors Mike McBride and Derek Carmon were absent from the meeting…