City council to decide on if the Mexican flag should be displayed in Downtown Orland during Hispanic holidays
By Margot Rowe
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ORLAND, California (KHSL) — The Orland City Council will decide Tuesday night on the possibility of displaying the Mexican flag in Downtown Orland during Hispanic holidays.
The discussion centered around a local group’s request to display Mexican flags on Hispanic holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Mexican Independence Day, and Dia de los Muertos. The flags would be displayed on Walker Street in flagpole holes created by Caltrans about 25 years ago.
J.C. Savage, a member of the Orland Mexican Heritage Flag Society, said they received support from Caltrans regarding the flags but were seeking approval from the City of Orland as well.
“The Hispanic community is asking for at least 5 to 6 days, you know, where we were able to fly the Hispanic culture flag up and down Walker Street and we’ve already been in talks with Caltrans and they’ve already have displayed their support and that it’s a great idea and we’re waiting on formal responses of letters to show that they’re okay,” said Savage.
Orland City Manager Joe Goodman told Action News Now that the city would remain neutral on the matter, leaving the decision entirely to the Orland City Council. Options included leaving the issue to Caltrans, drafting a city flag policy, or maintaining the current status quo.
The council meeting was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Center on Third Street.
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