Staff writer
WELLSBURG Wellsburg Council Tuesday gave its blessing to plans to honor local veterans with banners along state Route 2 and considered canceling the city’s primary election.
Council heard from Eric Fithyan and Donna Sullivan, who proposed inviting families and others to sponsor banners bearing the names and images of local veterans.
Fithyan said MonPower has been asked for permission to hang the 21 inch by 48 inch banners on 100 utility poles along the highway within the city.
Pending the company’s permission, he asked if city crews would hang the banners, which also could include each veteran’s military branch and military conflicts in which he or she served.