By Mallory Panuska
Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT —
The City of Fairmont may soon be home to the tallest flagpole in the state.
This week, C. Rick Hardman, the designer of a developing Korean War Memorial at East Marion Park, gave a thorough presentation to county commissioners relaying the details of a planned $80,000 project to put up a 125-foot flagpole and 30 x 50-foot flag on the site.
The Fairmont Gateway U.S. Memorial Flag Project is set to erect the tallest flag in the state. There is also a concrete flagpole foundation planned for the site, and the pole and flying flag, which Hardman said will be seen from various angles of I-79 and beyond, are set to be erected there.
Commission President Randy Elliott said this week that the commission supports the project and will help with funding efforts as it gets under way.
“The scope of the project is just incredible to me,” Elliott said.
