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er change.org to try to get more support for the current seal.

“She helped quite a bit in getting the word out,” he said. “She put it on Facebook and all those sites.”

He also pointed out that even other towns were agreeing with them.

“The mayor of Elizabeth endorsed us,” Arminio said. “Westfield supported us not changing the seal. To me, the seal is significant, not just for Union but for the area.”

As for the county, it’s more of a waitand-see attitude.

“At this time, the Union County Board of County Commissioners are taking into consideration all of the individuals who have emailed, called or attended the commissioner meetings on both sides of the topic,” Martins said. In her statement. “For the moment, we have decided to postpone changing the seal until we have further discussions on all of the feedback received.”

That response is fine with La Mort.

“We’re happy that the existing seal is not being replaced,” she said. “And we hope that continues. Maybe the matter will just fade into the sunset.”