The Village Board of Trustees announced the results of the Village Flag Design Contest at Monday night’s meeting, as voting on the People’s Choice component of the project concluded the weekend before.
With 149 votes received, Ava Shinaver’s flag design submission received 51% of the public’s support. In second place was Hunter Nelson’s design with 18.1%, followed by Rivo Strakosh’s design receiving 15.4%, and Zoe Hendrickson’s submission garnering 6.7% of votes. Additionally, 8.7% of participants in the poll chose “None of the Above.”
“I am very happy with how this project turned out,” commented Village of Middleburgh Mayor Timothy Knight. He continued, “Ava did a beautiful job with her excellent flag design, and I cannot wait to fly it in the Village of Middleburgh on Heritage Day.”
As the winner of the People’s Choice, Ava will be receiving $50 and a flag with her design will be ordered and flown as part of the Village’s Heritage Day festivities on Friday, August 23. All funds for this contest are donated by members of the Village Board of Trustees.
“We are truly blessed that Ava, Hunter, Rivo, and Zoe answered the Village’s call by participating in this project, and they all did a wonderful job,” the mayor commented. He concluded, “Special recognition is owed to Middleburgh Central School Teachers Katelynne Schuttig and Jason Dannible, who played a big role in this project’s success and encouraged their student’s participation.”
To read more about this project and see the other submissions, please visit the Village Flag Design Project page.
