The city received more than 1,100 submissions from locals and artists all over the world when it started its flag design contest in February. After four months of public input and committee meetings, a flag design panel narrowed down the potential flags to four designs and directed artists to do some modifications, including Eggert's original design, which some said looked more like a whale tail. At Monday's meeting, Commissioner Patty Sheehan said she was voting against the flag because she thought it could be more consistent with the rest of the city's public branding and could indicate more clearly that it's from Orlando.Designed by our community. Approved today by City Council.
— Orlando FL (@citybeautiful) July 24, 2017
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