Manassas leaders say no to U.S. flags on utility poles, kill pilot program Updated at February 22, 2021 - Uriah Kiser U.S. flags won’t be flying on utility poles in Manassas neighborhoods, after all. City leaders on Saturday quashed a pilot program that would have expanded the city’s flag ordinance to include residential neighborhood streets. For the first time, Old Glory would be allowed to hang on city-owned utility poles in those neighborhoods, the same as it does downtown. Under the plan, the city would agree to hang the flags. Residents would have needed to submit a petition with at least 60% approval from the street residents.