County says it won't pay for flagpole at library

Several local residents have expressed opinions ranging from surprise to displeasure at the fact that the construction of the new $11 million dollar Fallbrook branch of the San Diego County Library did not include the installation of a flagpole to display the American flag.

When local resident G. Robinson called County Supervisor Bill Horn’s office last month and asked why a flagpole hadn’t been installed yet at the site, she wasn’t pleased to hear that the County had no intention of funding one.

Robinson said she asked Horn’s representative, “You people used our tax dollars to build that libr...