The City of Pine Lake plans to install Peace Poles on Rockbridge Rd. Peace poles are handmade monuments that carry the message "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in many different international languages.
The idea was started in Japan in 1955 by Masahisa Goi, who founded The World Peace Prayer Society in response to the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Pine Lake City Council approved spending $3,000 on the Peace Poles earlier this month after hearing information and plans from David Burt, who has a Masters degree in city planning and has served as an economic develeopment consultant to Hapeville and Avondale Estates
Business owners, churches, community members and residents will be involved in handcrafting each pole.
