You may notice something missing next time you visit Rest Island…the flagpole. It’s a prominent fixture during the July 4th celebrations, but was recently taken down. “There was a large crack that had developed. It seemed best to dismantle it for safety reasons,” said TLIA President Randy Young, who along with Andy and Adam Hay took it down after the holiday weekend. “We will replace it, but may move it to a different location on the island for better traffic flow.”
In addition, the TLIA Board is getting a bid to dismantle the flagpole at Barsumian Park. “We’d like to clear that space for more plantings. The pole hasn’t flown a flag in years.”
Watch the video of the Rest Island flagpole coming down.