Look Up For This Lafayette Banner in September

It's going to be a (new) banner month in September for Lafayette.

The banner pictured is the new design approved to hang high on Mount Diablo Boulevard's streetlight poles in September. The city's Banner Advisory Committee approved the design last week, Lafayette City Manager Steve Falk reported in his latest email summary.

The city's banner program, with a change of banner every month, has been fluttering for a decade. The annual cost for design and maintenance is $25,000, Falk said.

The city receives requests from many communities for information about the program. It is a candidate for the Helen Putnam Award For Excellence from the League of California Cities, Falk said.