Kerr said that some people were in favor of the ban, but the majority of the residents who spoke were against the resolution. 'We felt if we stick with the national flag and the state flag and so on, we are OK.' 'We felt it was opening us up to any request,' Kerr said. Deputy Supervisor Barbara Kerr said the town wanted to avoid requests from other groups that wanted to display their flags.
Supervisor Scott Ostrander did not respond to a Times Union request for comment. “In order to be fair and non-discriminatory in the placement and flying of non-governmental flags, the Town Board feels it best to have in place a strict policy to fly only certain flags,” the resolution reads.īoard member Ryan Isachsen was the only one to cast a 'no' vote on the controversial resolution, which several people spoke against before the board's vote.