The Newcastle City Council reversed their previous decision Tuesday and elected to raise the Pride flag at City Hall. The council voted 4-3.
reversed their previous decision Tuesday night and elected to raise the Pride flag at City Hall. The council voted 4-3 after hours of public comment and debate.flipped her vote to be in favor with the flag raising, after voting against it at the June 4 City Council meeting. The motion to fly the flag failed at that meeting.
On Tuesday, dozens of members of the LGBTQ+ community rallied at Lake Boren Park to make their voices heard. Crowds packed into the meeting, filling the room to its maximum capacity. The crowd even flowed into the hallways. Council member Paul Carbonneau, who proposed the Pride proclamation, said previously he didn’t rest easy after that earlier city event.
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