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image by Daniel Rentería, 21 June 2024
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Millcreek Township, Utah, has informed me that it does not have a flag.
Valentin Poposki, 1 September 2010
Millcreek is a new city in Utah, been incorporated in 2016. Before that, it was Millcreek Township, special county subdivision, specific for Salt Lake County.
Valentin Poposki, 26 July 2022
The flag of Millcreek, Utah was adopted on November 13, 2023 by Ordinance No.
23-44. The ordinance describes the flag by saying it is "identified as a blue
field interlaid with a charge of green mountains in the shape of a broad letter
'M' capped with a fimbriation of white snow with a flowing creek of water
beneath the mountains with a white emblem of a mill wheel in the foreground
slightly left of center." The flag was designed by council member Silvia Catten.
The inspiration for adopting a new city flag came from the Youth Council.
Its symbolism is described in the ordinance as follows:
"The blue sky
symbolizes the hope and vision of a new city, where the sky is the limit to the
community’s potential. The white snow on the mountains represents the winter
season and recreation beloved by the residents of Millcreek and the integrity
and transparency that they expect from their municipal government.
The
mountains represent the beautiful Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains that
watch protectively over the city of Millcreek, specifically Grandeur Peak and
Mount Olympus. The mountains in the shape of a letter “M” represent the name of
the city: “Millcreek.” The green color of the mountains represents the
community’s prosperity and the hope in the youth of the city.
The flowing
creek represents primarily the city’s namesake: Mill Creek, and secondarily the
other waterways important to the city’s topography: the Jordan River, Big
Cottonwood Creek, Parley’s Creek, and the many historic canals and irrigation
ditches. It also represents the city’s forward motion, flowing towards progress.
The mill wheel is in homage to the city’s deep heritage and past, not only
of the mills built along the creek in the pioneering era of the Nineteenth
Century, but the effort that led to the industry of today. The ten spokes on the
mill wheel represent the ten significant ethnicities and nations that settled in
Millcreek: the Goshutes, Shoshones, Utes, Mormon Pioneers, Pacific Islanders,
Europeans, Hispanics, Africans, Asians, and Future Settlers of Millcreek.
The overall sky, snow, mountains, and flowing water embody the city’s motto
of “Connected by Nature” – representing both the community’s love for the
natural environment and desire for connecting with it, as well as the
communication and community-minded connectedness that comes naturally to
Millcreek residents, businesses, and visitors."
An official drawing of
the flag is given in the ordinance. Color specifications are given as follows:
"The blue of the sky and the base is: C:100 M:58 Y:21 K:4 or also R:0 G:99 B:148
The green of the mountains is: C:66 M:48 Y:80 K:0 or also R:113 G:124 B:87
The dark blue of the creek is: C:98 M:77 Y:37 K:26 or also R:23 G:62 B:98".
Daniel Rentería, 21 June 2024
A news release from the city: https://www.millcreekut.gov/ provides more details.
Masao Okazaki, 21 June 2024
image by Daniel Rentería, 21 June 2024
At Google Maps there is an image of the flag. This is how I think the flag
looks, though the details might be a bit different.
https://www.google.com/maps
Daniel Rentería, 21 June
2024
Former Flags
The project [described in Ordinance No. 23-44]
for the former flag was headed by City Facilities Director Kurt Hansen. At the
council meeting on March 9, 2020, council member Silvia Catten mentioned by
e-mail that the flag should be kept simple, not have a lot of words, identify
what Millcreek is as a city, and recommended a white background with the logo.
Mayor Jeff Silvestrini then suggested removing the community council names from
the logo for the flag. Kurt returned on March 23 with two designs of the flag,
one with the blue background and one with a white background. Apparently, the
adoption of the flag was to be discussed in another meeting, though I couldn't
find this discussion.
In late 2022, City Manager Mike Winder proposed
simplifying the city logo. At https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/979385.pdf is a
presentation with ideas for a new flag; the logo ended up being re-designed by a
graphic designer named Jay Griffith. The logo depicts Mount Olympus. The larger
mountain is a representation of the city and the 4 mountains are the four
council areas. The creek that runs through the area to the Jordan River is on
the lower half, while on the outside is a mill wheel. The simplified logo was
adopted on June 27, 2022. The mayor assured that the new flag would be approved
later; however, it is not certain when this new flag was approved, or even what
it looks like.
Daniel Rentería, 21 June 2024
image by Masao Okazaki, 27 July 2022
The first flag seen was white with the city logo on it
https://www.facebook.com/MillcreekCity/photos/pb.100064740574560.-2207520000../3322318697807578/?type=3
Valentin Poposki, 26 July 2022
The flag doesn't use the basic city logo. On the flag the logo has blue
mountains, buildings, and trees, such as the business council logo near the
bottom of the page.
Masao Okazaki, 26 July 2022
Simplified version as used by the city (2022):
![[City logo]](../images/u/us-utmct2).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 26 July 2022
Logo used by the former township:
![[City logo]](../images/u/us-utmct).gif)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 22 January 2020
Source:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
Paul
Bassinson, 22 January 2020
Link to the logos:
https://millcreek.us/383/Logos-Branding-Guidelines
Valentin Poposki, 26 July 2022
