From Deseret News archives:
Salt Lake flag designs just don't wow City Council
On Thursday Anderson's administration expected the City Council would choose a new city flag for Utah's capital city from three final designs, which were whittled down from more than 50 entries.
But when the council saw the three finalists, there was a significant lack of excitement.
"I don't mean to be disrespectful to the work that's gone on, but I would like something that says 'Salt Lake City,' " City Council Chairman Dale Lambert said. "I think you should go back to the drawing board and try again."
Other council members had similar sentiments at Thursday's council meeting.
"Obviously none of us are crazy about any of the three designs," Councilwoman Jill Remington Love said.
A seven-member mayoral committee hand-picked the three finalists from designs submitted by 39 graphic artists from as far away as Spain. But the council didn't think any of the finalists had symbolic visuals that could be associated with Salt Lake City.
The current flag includes seagulls, pioneers and a covered wagon all symbols tied to the founding pioneers in the middle of a white background.
Anderson has likened the mostly white flag to a bedsheet blowing the in wind that endears only the LDS faithful. Most council members concede the current flag is unattractive.
"It's almost all about one religious heritage here," Anderson said. "Here, when there is so much in terms of our heritage; it's more than just pioneers, it's more than just Native Americans. There's so much more."
Anderson and the committee that chose the final three even had one flag designer alter his flag to replace a seagull with an eagle.
"We thought the seagull might be symbolic of one religious tradition," Anderson said. "We wanted to get away from anything that looked like it was only about one religious tradition."
But some council members said the city shouldn't shy away from its roots.
"Tradition's OK with me. So even though we have a bad flag now that represents Salt Lake City, it's tradition," Councilwoman Nancy Saxton said.
Councilman Dave Buhler said the only place you could find an eagle in Salt Lake City was at the Tracy Aviary, but seagulls are everywhere.
Comments
- NFL notes: Belichick defends himself 11:43 p.m.
- Obama, Hu stress teamwork 11:38 p.m.
- Top 25 roundup: Wall leads Wildcats 11:29 p.m.
- UVU campus briefs 11:28 p.m.
- NHL roundup: Ovechkin set to return 11:23 p.m.
- Darts defense again one of 5A's best 11:18 p.m.
- High school sports: Preps of the week 11:16 p.m.
- Endangered fish released in river 11:15 p.m.
- Ogden Canyon closed Saturday 11:14 p.m.
- Drive-by shooting injures teenager 11:14 p.m.
- MWC expand? Get rid of deadweight
- Relieved Cougs prep for Falcons
- Wounded Utes limp home
- Jazz rookies had to grow up quickly
- Big games keep UHSAA coffers full
- Barzee is expected to plead guilty
- Sloan misses practice
- RSL surprised by Chicago's Fire
- Low in vit. D? Beware heart disease
- Jazz notes: Young bigs ride bench
- TCU creams U.
233 - BYU happy to escape with victory
232 - Editorial: Mormons and gay rights
226 - Will state consider gay rights law?
162 - RSL heads to MLS title game
134 - Can BYU root for (ick) Utah Utes?
133 - MWC expand? Get rid of deadweight
122 - TCU stays 4th in AP; Y. 19th, U. 23rd
115 - 5A: Bingham rolls to title game
108 - Bennett at center of GOP storm
89
The Gateway, 400 W. 200 South, will kick off the holiday shopping season...
I was a bit under the weather last week, which gave me some time to...
Heaven forbid that those nasty firemen dare to rush out of the fire station...
Time to just get rid of the real grass and get artificial turf, we haven't...
is artificial turf. It can survive that amount of games and even a U-2...
we need the single table! that is the true format!
You, sir or madam, are naive. This isn't the only person out there like...
Thank you!
Medicare for all, then give all people the options for Medigap or advantage...
To Redshirt: IT ISN"T HEALTH CARE!!!!!Why do you keep using that phrase....
Good for both schools. BYU is probably as good as they will ever be. For...
Actually, the Aggies aspire to be like every team they play.


You can be the first to comment on this story.