American flag will fly high again over Sarasota Ford

It isn’t often a city Board of Adjustment meeting draws a crowd. Even more rare is a standing ovation after it renders a decision.

But it’s also not every day the board has before it a request to relocate an iconic, 150-foot flag pole that supports an 1,800-square-foot American flag only weeks before the nation celebrates its landmark 250th birthday.

With no discussion among board members on Thursday, the adjustments were quickly and unanimously approved…

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