Subject:  Cell tower help needed (Barron)..
Date:     Mon, 31 Jan 2000 105512 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" 
To:       emfguru 
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:39:36 -0600
From: Robin Barron 
To: roy@emfguru.com
Subject: we need your advise

Dear Mr. Beavers,
We are a rural mountainous ski town in NW New Jersey-Vernon, where we
already have numerous satellite and microwave dishes. Sprint is applying
for a variance to construct an l55' wireless tower atop one of our
ridges-zoned residential. The owner of the property stands to make lots
of money by leasing 55 acres (my backyard) to Sprint for 50 years.  Our
neighborhood, surrounding neighborhoods and the rest of the town have
been alerted and  we have begun mobilizing but we need hard cold facts
to fight this mega company. There is fighting already going on in town
regarding the constuction of towers in residential areas for two way
radio for the police.Our zoning board has been flip flopping about that!
Sprints proposal is not for the police-wrong part of town to solve that
problem.  What can we do that has proven successful to win over our
zoning board?  We are prepared to secure an attorney if needed.  Sprint
goes to the zoning board meeting this Wed(Feb 2nd) and many of us will
be there.  We are preparing petitions, contacting media, environmental
groups, etc.  What else do you suggest? About 50 people met this morning
and it was determined that we will fight on these grounds: 1. the land
use is zoned residential, 2.we have a scenic vista restriction,3. we
have height restrictions,4. health concerns(are there enough
facts?)5.natural resources-endangered Bard Owl for example,6. may
decrease property values.  Is this enough?  We cannot imagine what
Sprint will say to the zoning board and town council to sway them-we
cannot imagine any other benefit  to town except for better cell phone
reception and 911(we do fine with Bell Atlantic and others).  We'll see
on Wed what they say.  We are worried about the future of this site-when
present technology is obsolete what other hazardous and ugly techno-crap
will mar the beauty of the beautiful town?  Please Advise,
				Robin Barron



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