HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-14-25 Public Comment - P. Hebner - ATTENTION CITY COMMISSIONERSFrom:Patty Hebner
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]ATTENTION CITY COMMISSIONERS
Date:Sunday, July 13, 2025 12:39:36 PM
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DEAR COMMISSIONERS,
ONCE AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT TO YOU AND ASK YOU NOT TO APPROVE THE
PRIDE FLAG AT YOUR
UPCOMING MEETING. THIS IS TOTALLY WITH OUT MERIT AS IT REPRESENTS SUCH A MINUTE
PART OF THIS AREA.
THE COURTHOUSE IS THE “COUNTY” COURTHOUSE AND OUR U.S. FLAG, WHICH REPRESENTS
EVERY CITIZEN OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHOULD PROUDLY BE FLOWN---ALONG WITH OUR BELOVED
MONTANA FLAG. OUR
FLAGS BRING A TOTAL SENSE OF SECURITY, INCLUSION, PATRIOTISM, HOPE AND LOVE OF
COUNTRY---IT IS TRULY SAD
THAT A MINORITY GROUP DO NOT FEEL THIS WAY. UNFORTUNATELY YOU CANNOT PLEASE
EVERYONE IN THE
DECISION YOU MAKE BUT IN THIS CASE JUST KNOW THAT PERSONAL FEELINGS OF HOW A
“CONTROVERSIAL” FLAG
GIVES A SENSE OF SAFETY FOR SOME AND EVEN CAUSES THEM TO BRING SUGGESTED
THREATS OF RETALIATION ABOUT YOUR DECISION, THIS SHOULD NOT CLOUD YOUR
RATIONAL THINKING OF WHERE THIS CAN GO AND WHAT IS
LEGALLY RIGHT. PLEASE END IT NOW BY VOTING “NO” ON ADOPTING THIS FLAG.
THANK YOU, PATTY HEBNER