{"id":23594,"date":"2011-05-26T07:32:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=23594"},"modified":"2011-05-26T07:34:20","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T11:34:20","slug":"long-island-power-authority-charges-town-for-pole-rental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=23594","title":{"rendered":"Long Island Power Authority charges town for pole rental"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Claiming they “have no choice” the Long Island Power Authority is charging the town of Shelter Island for hanging American flags from power poles during a memorial parade for one of the community’s fallen sons, according to the local Fox affiliate<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty shocked,\u201d said Peter Reich, a councilman in the Long Island community of Shelter Island. \u201cIt\u2019s the most ludicrous thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The flags were hung last year for the funeral of Army 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert. The Shelter Island native was killed while on active duty in Afghanistan. He sacrificed his life to save his platoon and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his actions.<\/p>\n

Last week, Theinert\u2019s platoon gathered in Shelter Island for a reunion. To welcome the troops, the American Legion, along with the owner of the local hardware store, decided to once again line the parade route with American flags.<\/p>\n

Local residents donated the $8,000 needed to purchase the flags, and the town\u2019s superintendent of highways posted them on the utility poles. But someone from the power company reportedly saw a story about the flags in a local newspaper and informed town officials of the $5-per-flag fee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A spokesperson for the Long Island Power Authority did not respond to repeated requests for a comment and instead demanded to know, \u201cWhy is this a story?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, because you’re a member of the community that Lt. Joseph Theinert died protecting, too?<\/p>\n

To his credit, the LIPA COO has offered to pay the fee out of his own pocket, but the community says it’s not about the money, it’s the principle of the issue. Apparently, they also hung flags from some poles owned by Verizon and Verizon has decided they’ll waive the fees they normally charge. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

Thanks to TSO for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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