Central Fla. City Won't Fly Flag On Memorial Day Because Of Finances

Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc ^ | May 27, 2007 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

DELAND, Fla. -- The American flag will not be flying over Volusia County courthouses on Memorial Day.

County leaders said they have a long-standing policy of not flying the flag on weekend holidays when everyone is off work.

The decision has angered some area residents, but a county spokeswoman said the decision is about finances not being unpatriotic.

The spokeswoman said the county doesn't have enough money to pay someone to come out on holiday weekends to raise and lower the flags.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I was in Deland last June, couldn’t wait to get out of there. It probably doesn’t look bad to someone that doesn’t remember it from late 60s/early 70s as I do. But AFAIC the place sucks now. Of course I feel that way about all of central Florida. I am so glad I left.

Don’t bet on Florida going Republican for pres in 08. Demographics are going in the wrong direction.

[CremeSaver]

Isn’t Deland the home of Stetson University? And why can’t a veterans group take over the duty for holiday weekends, I’m sure there are many who would find it an honor to do so.

[patton]

“Isn’t Deland the home of Stetson University? “

Yep, sure is.

[the invisib1e hand]

yeah, but that’s a law school, right? ‘nuff said. /cynicism

[festus]

On holidays the head of Volusia county should be run up the flagpole by their skivvies.

[Daffynition]

I like it! But these civil servants [I use the term loosely] are such hard a$$es, they prolly wear steel skivvies!