Homeowners’ Association Drops Legal Action Against WWII Vet
UPDATE ON POST : Medal of Honor recipient, 90, ordered to remove flagpole
90-year-old Medal of Honor winner Colonel Van Barfoot will get to keep his 21-foot flagpole in his front yard.
According to a spokesman for Senator Mark Warner, The Sussex Square Homeowner’s Association has dropped its request to remove it. The association has also agreed to drop any legal action against Barfoot, releasing this statement, “The Sussex Square Homeowners Association Board has agreed to withdraw legal action previously announced for Friday, December 11, 2009 at 5:00pm against Colonel Van T. Barfoot regarding the flagpole located on his property.”
They would not comment any further on the matter. Neither would a spokesman for Senator Mark Warner.
CBS 6 also went to Colonel Barfoot’s home tonight and spoke with him. But he did not want to comment on camera.
The Sussex Square Homeowner’s Association had threatened to take Barfoot to court if he did not remove the pole from outside his Henrico home by Friday. It claimed the pole violated neighborhood guidelines.
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