![]() "I tried to move the discussion along and nearing the end attempted to wrap things up so I could leave," said Knudsen. On Wednesday night, Mayor Susan Knudsen said she erred in trying to quickly bring the discussion to a close after being notified of a family emergency and responded to the community relations board the next day about the possibility of using Van Neste. However, no subsequent discussion of using Van Neste to display the flag took place at that meeting. Rogers suggested that Van Neste Square at Memorial Park seemed a more appropriate location. ![]() ![]() At the time, Village Attorney Matthew Rogers said there was nothing prohibiting the village from flying the flag, but warned it could set a bad precedent, forcing the village to fly political flags of other types. The action follows a council discussion last week over flying the Pride flag on the municipal flagpole in front of Village Hall. RIDGEWOOD - The Village Council unanimously voted Wednesday night to display a rainbow flag at Van Neste Square to mark Gay Pride Month.
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