Maine family abandons plan to honor veterans with world’s tallest flagpole

The proposal, announced two years ago, bisects the town of Columbia Falls, population 485, as residents prepare to vote next month on a proposed zoning ordinance governing large developments. City Council Director Jeff Green said the flagpole, which would stretch 1,461 feet (445 meters) into the sky, was a proposal that came out after several public sessions after residents voted to put the brakes on the project. stated that it does not meet the height restrictions contained in the. Selectman.

“We did not enact the ordinance to eliminate the flagpole project. We enacted the ordinance to give community control to the community,” Greene said, first reported by The Main Monitor. The developer spoke on Friday night after learning of the decision.

The towering pole was taller than the Empire State Building, and above it hung an American flag larger than a football field, visible from miles away on a clear day.

But the original proposal went beyond that. Developers plan to build a village that will feature a living history museum, a 4,000-seat auditorium, a restaurant, and a vast monument inscribed with the names of all the veterans who have died since the American Revolutionary War (approximately 24 million people in total). I was planning it.

The plan also calls for an elevator to take people to the observation deck, where they can see all the way to Canada.

“It’s like putting the Eiffel Tower in the Maine wilderness,” a resident once said.

The Wooster family behind Wooster Wreath Co. and Wreaths Across America, which provides hundreds of thousands of wreaths to military cemeteries and cemeteries around the world, says the project brings people together and honors veterans. It was advertised as.

They said the project would also bring much-needed jobs to an area rich in natural beauty but lacking in economic development.

Pease said the Worcester family remains committed to the original purpose behind this project: “The family is committed to honoring our veterans and will find ways to do so in the future.” he said.