Good things come to those who wait.

More than a few of us have likely heard this refrain from parents at one point or another in our lives — most likely as overeager children chomping at the bit for some forthcoming payoff (Christmas Day, a birthday present, etc.)

It’s far more rare — and far more troubling — to have the adage apply to something like the commemoration of a loved-one’s military service and hometown legacy. But, right or wrong, that’s the cast in East Butler, where people have been waiting since mid-2017 to get the go-ahead to hang banners to honor the community’s veterans.

Now it seems things are moving forward quickly. Images of 46 veterans — banners purchased by friends and family members in honor of the veterans’ legacies here at home and their military service — will be hung this morning, after borough officials were given permission for the project by West Penn Power.

The banners will be hung, four to a utility pole, along Grant Avenue starting at 10th Street and heading toward Route 422.

A company spokesman told the Eagle that the delay was caused by limited staff available for the work, as well as a wealth of other projects the company is dealing with.

Given recent news that West Penn Power experienced the largest number of major outages of any electric utility in Pennsylvania last year, it’s clear that employees have plenty of other matters on which to focus their attention.

However, it should be a relatively simple matter to inspect utility poles and make sure they are appropriate to house memorial banners for local veterans. Did this approval process really have to take more than a year?

Ultimately, however, all’s well that ends well.

East Butler residents are getting their banners, and company officials will soon be able to get back to tree trimming and vital infrastructure improvements that should improve the reliability of the region’s major electricity provider.

Still, with the frequency at which communities across Butler County are adopting memorial banner programs, we hope the company realizes how important it is to respond quickly to these kinds of requests. A little goodwill goes a long way — especially when it comes to honoring the legacy of our veterans.