(La Porte, IN) - The American flag will soon fly high above New Porte Landing.  The flag will be on a 40 foot tall pole donated by a local family.

On Wednesday night, the La Porte Redevelopment Commission approved spending just over $9,000 to run electrical wiring to the post so the flag can be lit up at night.

Bert Cook, Executive Director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership, said the flag could be flying by the end of the week while the work involved in running electrical wiring to it should be finished by mid-October.

“I think it’ll look great,” Cook said.

The flag pole will be a few hundred feet from the urgent care medical facility at New Porte Landing.