We're Crime Free & Our Schools Rock! 9.08.2007 | 2 Comment(s)

Now that crime is down, the middle class is moving back to the city and students are flocking back to our schools, Mayor Slay has decided it's time to address a pressing issues that's been on the back burner...the design of the St. Louis City flag.

In the most recent poll on his blog he asks burning questions like "Do you think it is time to re-design the City of St. Louis flag?" and "If the City of St. Louis changed its flag, which of the following symbols would you most like to see on a new municipal flag?" Of course the Arch is an option...yawn...and the favorite at 59%. I'll bite my tongue.

I know these polls are bogus & just for "fun", but seriously, why is he so intent on changing things for the sake of changing things? The Archgrounds, expanding on the failed idea of Gateway Mall and now our flag?

Our flag is a fantastic piece of design which perfectly explains what our city is about in one simple graphic. Its simplicity is stunning...our flag truly is a great one.



Are these polls glimpses of the mayor's true colors? I don't know, but I'm ready for the next mayoral election. Please, please, PLEASE powers that be, give us a candidate that 1) isn't crazy & 2) hasn't peed inside the aldermanic chambers. That's not hard criteria to meet!

This post was inspired by the Trouble in River City blog entry about the pressing flag issue.

By  Digitizdat, at 1:04 PM

I agree on the flag point. When I moved to St. Louis I was first excited to discover that there is a city flag, and next enthralled by its simple, brilliant design. Only an imbecile would want to change it.

By  Anonymous, at 9:37 AM

There have been more than a hundred polls on that site so far, on topics ranging from crime to urban design to . . . flags.

In fairness, onn a roster that long, everyone can find a topic to like and dislike.