Missed the part that said “it could be”?
It was just an example, not a specific proposal.
All I meant was, I don’t think they needed to import some magic engineer from Texas, as the article described.
I’m pretty sure there was someone local, who could handle the flag pole footing.
Now I understand your point. Sometimes it is a matter of availability or even advertising. There is also that weird age-old notion that all experts are from out of town. ;-D