Your statement  "This governing boy has no knowledge..."   is untrue.  Councilpersons Dill and Barchetto (members of the governing body) were both aware the Upper Faber flag was removed.  The topic was on the agenda for last night's Rec Advisory Board meeting and Councilperson Dill discussed the rationale for removing the flag ~ as detailed below.  That was precisely what prompted my email to you and the entire Council.

With all due respect, after all the brouhaha surrounding the approval for the Glen Rock NJ Dog Park non-profit's  installation of the flag at the dog park, lighting requirements, etc. and the subsequent accusations and issues with raising and lowering said flag, I would have hoped the Borough had "their house in order" in regards to the proper display, lighting and maintenance of the existing flags in the Borough.

Regards,

Eileen Hillock

30 Edgemont

> On Sep 17, 2020, at 2:52 PM, Kristine Morieko <[email address]> wrote:
>

Can you please be specific with the flag removals to which you are referring.


This governing boy has no knowledge nor does the Borough Administrator.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eileen Hillock <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2020 1:02 PM
To: Mayor and Council <[email address]>
Cc: Husband Charlie <[email address]>; [email address]; RAB2020 <[email address]>
Subject: Borough Flags 🇺🇸

Good Afternoon All,

At last night’s RAB meeting Councilperson Dill informed us the American Flag as well as the POW flag were removed from the flagpole at Upper Faber because the flag has not been lit at night for decades. I respectfully  request the council add a light there rather than resort to permanently removing the flag.

Of note, the flag in front of Borough Hall is not properly illuminated at night.  The flag at Wilde Park has some ambient lighting from the street light, however the flag there is also not properly lit.

To also note, the flag at the 9/11 Memorial at Veterans Park is lit, thankfully.  For reference, that light was installed by Gulmy Construction when the Memorial was erected.

I don’t know the status of the other Borough flags, but probably a good thing to review at this time. I recall proper flag lighting was something Councilperson Gilbreth was passionate about during the work-session discussions we had re: GRDP back in February 2020.

As for the flags at the Dog Park, we actually replaced the initial light the non-profit had initially installed in order to have a more powerful one that shines brightly at night and properly illuminates the flag, as it should.

Since we are on the topic of flags, I’m curious as to when and why the American flag was removed from Borough vehicles.  Please LMK.

Thank you,
Eileen Hillock
30 Edgemont Road