Subject: Cell Towers and Lincoln County, WI (Raunio).
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 053741 -0600
From: Roy Beavers
To: guru
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I urge EVERYONE to follow the Lawyers Weekly USA URL -- to read
it and file it.....!! The next time someone (from industry) tells your town
that there is no right for local control -- show them the article.!!!
.....guru.....
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Subject: Cell Towers and Lincoln County, WI
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:44:19 -0600
From: Darlene Raunio
To: guru@emfguru.com
Hi Roy,
FYI: This was in this weeks (today's) Tomahawk Leader (Lincoln County,
Northern Wisconsin). What is shown at the "Leader's" web site is only a portion
of the entire printed article so, I've italicized the printed additions to the
article that was eliminated from the "site" article.
I have personally sent Mr. Miller (Zoning Admin.) and our Zoning Chairman every
piece of information that has come before my eyes on the issue of Cell Phone
Towers in ours (and other) counties including "Lawyers Weekly USA" (Dec. 13,
1999 pg.99 LWUSA 1105) "National Law - Town Can Reject Cell Phone Towers":
http://www.flipag.net/nopoles/LAWYERSWEEKLYUSA.html
Darlene
Tomahawk Leader Newspaper
http://www.tomahawkleader.com/
Cellular summit
Cellular towers could become as common as telephone poles, according to
communication industry experts.
Last Thursday, the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Department sponsored a
roundtable discussion with builders and users of cellular telephone towers. The
meeting was part of the ordinance development phase of the cell tower
construction moratorium enacted by the Lincoln County Board last December.
Members of the zoning department solicited input from representatives of the
communication industry and attempted to learn about future plans for tower
development in the county.
They told the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Department at a roundtable last
week that to ensure adequate coverage for cell phone use, towers may be built at
quarter-mile intervals along the highways and in populated areas according to
the experts.
"We will need as much as one tower every quarter of a mile along the corridor
(Hwy. 51)," AT&T and Site Acquisition Consultants (SAC) representative Jim
Kopeny stated.
The number of towers is inversely proportional to their height, an AT&T and Site
Acquisition Consultants representative noted.
Four hundred-foot towers would be spread a couple of miles apart; with shorter
towers closer together.
The topography also affects cell tower placement. Hilly terrain, such as
Lincoln County, requires more towers.
With several carriers seeking coverage in the county, the potential number of
towers is substantial.
"There are seven carriers in this area." Donn Winslow, a builder of cellular
towers, said. "Each of those carriers has a demand for tower construction."
That is why the zoning department is planning to require at least three carriers
to locate on each tower, Lincoln County Administrator Dan Miller said.
Other requirements under consideration by the zoning department are: limit tower
height to 400 feet; prove necessity; provide a detailed site plan; provide a
landscaping plan; require setbacks from property lines equal to the height of
the tower; and provide a visual impact analysis.
The communication industry opposes the setback requirement, according to Sprint
representative Vickie Deming.
"Less than 20 percent of the tower's height is sufficient for safety purposes,"
she said, "and is the industry standard.
Convenience seems to be driving the demand for greater cell phone coverage.
"This is mainly driven by complaints we receive from tourists from Chicago,
Milwaukee and even St. Louis," Winslow said. "They want to use their cell
phones to call home while they're vacationing here."
"The public enjoys the cell phone, Internet service and television that these
towers make possible," he added.
Miller proposed limiting tower construction to agricultural and forested areas.
Industry experts opposed that limitation because of their need to reach
population centers.
"Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) regulations require that we are able
to reach populated areas and highways," Kopeny argued. "If you limit
construction to agricultural areas, we won't be able to do that."
Licenses for cell phone communications are very expensive according to Winslow.
As an incentive to do business, the FCC guarantees the license holders the
ability to build towers, he said.
"This has forced local zoning to approve cell tower construction," Miller
explained. "We need to balance the public's desire to preserve a rural
environment with the industry's need to develop the technology."
A visual preference exercise will be conducted in March, the exact date to be
determined, by Lincoln County Planning and Zoning to ascertain what types of
tower construction the public would like to see.
A news article in this week's newspaper further explains this issue. The county
plans a follow-up visual preference exercise in March to ascertain what types of
tower construction the public wants.
Tomahawk Leader 2/20/2001 issue
C.U.R.E. - Citizens United for Responsible Electricity
P.O. Box 43
Brantwood, WI 54513
715 - 564 - 3362 / 715 - 453 - 5575
www.strayvoltage.org
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........From EMF-L.........
I urge EVERYONE to follow the Lawyers Weekly USA URL -- to read
it and file it.....!! The next time someone (from industry)
tells your town
that there is no right for local control -- show them the article.!!!
.....guru.....
-------- Original Message --------
| Subject: |
Cell Towers and Lincoln County, WI |
| Date: |
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:44:19 -0600 |
| From: |
Darlene Raunio <darvr@newnorth.net> |
| To: |
guru@emfguru.com |
Hi Roy,
FYI: This was in this weeks (today's) Tomahawk Leader (Lincoln
County, Northern Wisconsin). What is shown at the "Leader's" web
site is only a portion of the entire printed article so, I've italicized
the printed additions to the article that was eliminated from the
"site" article.
I have personally sent Mr. Miller (Zoning Admin.) and our Zoning Chairman
every piece of information that has come before my eyes on the issue of
Cell Phone Towers in ours (and other) counties including "Lawyers Weekly
USA" (Dec. 13, 1999 pg.99 LWUSA 1105) "National Law - Town Can Reject
Cell Phone Towers":
http://www.flipag.net/nopoles/LAWYERSWEEKLYUSA.html
Darlene
Tomahawk Leader Newspaper
http://www.tomahawkleader.com/
Cellular summit
Cellular towers could become as common as telephone poles,
according to communication industry experts.
Last Thursday, the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning
Department sponsored a roundtable discussion with builders and users of
cellular telephone towers. The meeting was part of the ordinance
development phase of the cell tower construction moratorium enacted by
the Lincoln County Board last December.
Members of the zoning department solicited input
from representatives of the communication industry and attempted to learn
about future plans for tower development in the county.
They told the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Department
at a roundtable last week that to ensure adequate coverage for cell phone
use, towers may be built at quarter-mile intervals along the highways and
in populated areas according to the experts.
"We will need as much as one tower every quarter
of a mile along the corridor (Hwy. 51)," AT&T and Site Acquisition
Consultants (SAC) representative Jim Kopeny stated.
The number of towers is inversely proportional to their
height, an AT&T and Site Acquisition Consultants representative noted.
Four hundred-foot towers would be spread a couple of
miles apart; with shorter towers closer together.
The topography also affects cell tower placement.
Hilly terrain, such as Lincoln County, requires more towers.
With several carriers seeking coverage in the county,
the potential number of towers is substantial.
"There are seven carriers in this area." Donn
Winslow, a builder of cellular towers, said. "Each of those carriers
has a demand for tower construction."
That is why the zoning department is planning to
require at least three carriers to locate on each tower, Lincoln County
Administrator Dan Miller said.
Other requirements under consideration by the zoning
department are: limit tower height to 400 feet; prove necessity; provide
a detailed site plan; provide a landscaping plan; require setbacks from
property lines equal to the height of the tower; and provide a visual impact
analysis.
The communication industry opposes the setback requirement,
according to Sprint representative Vickie Deming.
"Less than 20 percent of the tower's height is sufficient
for safety purposes," she said, "and is the industry standard.
Convenience seems to be driving the demand for greater
cell phone coverage.
"This is mainly driven by complaints we receive from
tourists from Chicago, Milwaukee and even St. Louis," Winslow said.
"They want to use their cell phones to call home while they're vacationing
here."
"The public enjoys the cell phone, Internet service
and television that these towers make possible," he added.
Miller proposed limiting tower construction to agricultural
and forested areas.
Industry experts opposed that limitation because
of their need to reach population centers.
"Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) regulations
require that we are able to reach populated areas and highways," Kopeny
argued. "If you limit construction to agricultural areas, we won't
be able to do that."
Licenses for cell phone communications are very expensive
according to Winslow. As an incentive to do business, the FCC guarantees
the license holders the ability to build towers, he said.
"This has forced local zoning to approve cell tower
construction," Miller explained. "We need to balance the public's
desire to preserve a rural environment with the industry's need to develop
the technology."
A visual preference exercise will be conducted in
March, the exact date to be determined, by Lincoln County Planning and
Zoning to ascertain what types of tower construction the public would like
to see.
A news article in this week's newspaper further explains this issue.
The county plans a follow-up visual preference exercise in March to ascertain
what types of tower construction the public wants.
Tomahawk Leader 2/20/2001 issue
C.U.R.E. - Citizens United for
Responsible
Electricity
P.O. Box 43
Brantwood, WI 54513
715 - 564 - 3362 / 715 - 453 - 5575
<darvr@newnorth.net>
www.strayvoltage.org
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