End-of-meeting comments seen as out of place.
5:33 pm, Apr. 16, 2021
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Rochester Park Board President Linnea Archer and Rochester Director of Park & Recreation Paul Widman in a Park Board meeting April 6, 2021. (Video screenshot)
Final comments during a recent Rochester Park Board meeting have sparked a social media debate and left at least one board member with safety concerns.
During the roundtable comments held at the end of the April Park Board meeting, Board President Linnea Archer pointed to the potential for conflicting messages related to plans to add a second flag to Soldiers Field Park.
“I’m not suggesting we not have it there, because it’s appropriate, but the American flag for many is patriotic,, but for others, it is a sign of injustices,” she said, referencing the board's unanimous approval of an agreement to start construction of the new memorial.