City Removes International Flags After New Ordinance (VA) [View all]

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Posted: Aug 10, 2015 4:26 PM EDT
By Tola Adamson

Danville, VA-- Danville's new flag ordinance was created to ban the Confederate flag from flying on city-owned flag poles, but it has brought other flags down too.

The morning after the ordinance went into effect, the city removed nine international flags flying on Bridge Street. The flags were raised in 2013 to honor the foreign companies represented in Danville.

The city PIO said the flags were placed by Dimon International, but the Industrial Development took ownership of the company's buildings. He said it's unclear who owns the flag poles now, but the city is looking at possible solutions to get them flying again.

http://www.wset.com/story/29752729/city-removes-international-flag-after-new-ordinance-trying-to-get-them-flying-again