It may only be a matter of time before the county has a flag it
can call its own. After members of San Benito High School’s Future
Farmers of America asked the board of supervisors to consider
creating a county flag, at the FFA’s expense, the board agreed to
pay homage to the California state flag.
It may only be a matter of time before the county has a flag it can call its own.
After members of San Benito High School’s Future Farmers of America asked the board of supervisors to consider creating a county flag, at the FFA’s expense, the board agreed to pay homage to the California state flag.
The rough draft from the county includes a sold red line at the bottom of the flag with the county’s seal in the flag’s middle, with the words “San Benito County” resting above the red line and below the seal.
Supervisor Robert Rivas recommended the design during the board’s Jan. 25 meeting. Before approving the flag, the board wanted to give the FFA students an opportunity to review and give ideas for the flag.
Candice Hooper, the district attorney and an FFA booster, said the students would review and vote on the flag during their meeting Wednesday night.
“It looks really good,” Hooper said of the mock flag.
She doesn’t expect the students to decline the draft, but once it is approved she will begin to seek how much it will cost.
The FFA hopes to purchase two flags, one for the county and one for the program, but they need to be cost effective, Hooper said.
“It depends on the cost,” Hooper said. “Plan for two, but I don’t know.”
The interest for a state flag was sparked during the FFA’s annual Chapter Officer Leadership Conference held in San Benito County every October, FFA adviser Kelly Bianchi said. The conference is a workshop for leadership training.
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