SARASOTA, Fla. (SNN TV) — Just in time for the 250th birthday of the United States, the city of Sarasota has approved a new flagpole and location for the massive American flag that flies above Sarasota Ford. The current 133-foot flagpole is about 50 years old and failing. So, the city Board of Adjustment approved the zoning variance request for a new, 150-foot pole at the northwest corner of the dealership’s property.