A majority of the Noordoostpolder municipal council supported a plan by US Noordoostpolder and Brede Horizon for a flag for Schokland, the former island. The flag is intended to put Schokland more prominently on the map, and residents and historical organisations are expected to help design it. The groups specifically named the Schokker association, Friends of Schokland and the Culture Historical Center Noordoostpolder, while other interested associations may also contribute.

The CDA, Political Union and VVD voted against the plan. Mayor De Groot said he was positive about examining how to proceed. Schokland was evacuated in 1859 after repeated flooding and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995.