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Rotary clubs seek permission for a public “Peace Pole”; commissioners agree in principle, ask for location and design details
Summary
Highlands and Mountaintop Rotary clubs proposed installing a 12–16-foot ‘Peace Pole’ in a public space engraved with 'May peace prevail on Earth' in English, Cherokee, Spanish and Gaelic; commissioners agreed in principle and asked the clubs to return with precise siting, dimensions and maintenance plans.
Representatives from the Highlands Rotary and Mountaintop Rotary asked the Board of Commissioners for permission to place a Peace Pole—a permanent wooden monument engraved with the phrase “May peace prevail on Earth” in multiple languages—in a public location in Highlands.
Rotary presenters described a proposed 12-foot (approximately 14-foot with base) black locust post with four-sided engraved messages in English, Cherokee, Spanish and Gaelic, surrounded by local stone hardscaping and seating…
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