Dongen municipality to remove inverted flags


In many places the Dutch flag is upside down, with which farmers express their protest against the cabinet's nitrogen plans

In many places the Dutch flag is upside down, with which farmers express their protest against the cabinet’s nitrogen plans

Photo: CC0/Public domain

The municipality will one of these days remove the inverted flags that are attached to various streetlights.

Political posters, flags, signs in public spaces and on municipal property
In a message, the Municipality of Dongen explains its policy regarding posters, flags, signs in public spaces and on municipal property: “Everyone in Dongen is not allowed to enter public space and municipal buildings and properties without permission to use the municipality for the deployment of promotion and communication Posters, flags, signs and other means of expressing opinions or soliciting publicity of actions or events may not be affixed on municipal property. Therefore, the inverted flags that have been attached to streetlights lately will be removed one of these days. This implements general policy. It may also avoid potentially dangerous situations for road users. road. In this autumn period, there is a risk that the flags will come loose due to a combination of heavy rainfall and strong winds”, according to the a municipality.

Check Also

Dijk en Waard and Woonstichting Langedijk sign a cooperation agreement

Dijk en Waard and Woonstichting Langedijk sign a cooperation agreement

Plan about 100 rental units on the Gildestraat The municipality of Dijk en Waard and …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *