OCTOBER 1, 2025 — A recent City Council meeting at Fort Collins, Colorado, turned its attention to the city’s flag after a twelve-year-old resident urged leaders to consider a redesign, reports the Coloradoan.
Speaking before councilmembers on September 2, the student argued that the current flag does not meet widely recognized standards of flag design and misses an opportunity to better symbolize the city’s identity.
The city’s flag, adopted in 2011, features Fort Collins’ official logo, a stylized swoosh against Horsetooth Mountain, set on a blue field with brown and white stripes. While the imagery references the city’s landscape, the student noted that its reliance on letters undermines the very purpose of a flag.
Instead, the student presented a proposed alternative that relies on visual symbolism rather than words. The suggested design incorporates a bold diagonal of white and green stripes against a blue background to signify the snow-covered Rockies and Horsetooth Reservoir.
In the canton, a five-point white star honors Fort Collins’ 5,000-foot elevation, linking geography with civic identity in a cleaner, more enduring way.
Whether Fort Collins pursues a new flag will depend on council priorities.
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