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Zumbrota Brings Back 1983 State Flag Amid Debate

On Thursday, March 19, the Zumbrota City Council voted 3-2 to display the 1983 Minnesota state flag inside its chambers instead of the 2024 design recommended by the State Emblems Redesign Commission.
Council member Kevin Amundson introduced the resolution earlier this month, citing insufficient public input during the 2023 selection process when the commission chose the new flag design.
About a dozen residents testified at the meeting, with five supporting the new flag or deferring to the Legislature and seven backing the 1983 flag, reflecting community division over the decision.
The city will not fly any flag outside its buildings and will place the old flag in the city hall chambers by Monday, while Mayor Todd Hammel cited competing priorities including a $1.3 million pool funding shortfall.
Zumbrota's decision mirrors actions across Minnesota, where St. Francis and Wadena adopted the 1983 flag and Champlin selected the 1957 version, reflecting broader municipal resistance to the State Emblems Redesign Commission's 2023 recommendation.

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Zumbrota becomes latest city choosing to fly 1983 Minnesota flag

ZUMBROTA, Minn. — Out with the new, in with the old. The city of Zumbrota will begin flying the old Minnesota state flag rather than the 2024 flag that was adopted on the recommendation of the State Emblems Redesign Commission, which was established in 2023. "The way this was put through to become a new flag, the process, we believe, was not done correctly," said council member Bob Prigge, who along with council members Fred Raasch and Kevin Amu…

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