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Does a cell tower belong in a park?
South Suburban Parks and Recreation was recently approached by Nextel to place a 45-foot cellular tower in Lonesome Pine Park. The park is across the street from Acres Green Elementary School in Acres Green.
By By: Jean Henke
South Suburban Parks and Recreation was recently approached by Nextel to place a 45-foot cellular tower in Lonesome Pine Park. The park is across the street from Acres Green Elementary School in Acres Green.
Normally, when one thinks of a cell tower the vision of an ugly mass of metal jutting out of an otherwise pleasant landscape comes to mind; however, along with the proposal from Nextel, a photo of what appeared to be a pine tree, which was in fact a camouflaged cell tower, was provided. While I'm not altogether convinced this would be a good addition to the park, I must admit the photo of the tree/cell tower looked exactly like a pine tree, at least from the pictures.
In addition to the cell tower, Nextel would also need a location in the park to house equipment in support of the tower. This site would need to house a 25-foot-long box.
One proposal would be to camouflage this box, by placing it adjacent to a covered shelter and covering the box with brick so it would be more appealing as well as providing a much-desired element in the park.
Other upgrades to the park would also be needed to prevent any degrading of the landscape by vehicles that would need access to the equipment.
These upgrades would need to be paid for by Nextel, as would a monthly rental fee for having the equipment in the park.
Questions regarding where the equipment would be placed and what, if any, negative health impact is expected for nearby residents need to be answered. Other questions regarding maintenance of the cell tower should branches be broken from a snow or wind storm and how such a structure would stand up to the intense sun exposure in Colorado as well as who is responsible for cleaning up graffiti (should that occur) also need to be answered.
Nextel and South Suburban representatives have been invited to expound on all issues regarding this proposed cell tower at the next Acres Green Home Owners' meeting on April 21 at the South Metro Fire Station on Maximus Drive.
No confirmation of Nextel's attendance has yet been received; however, officers will present as much information as possible to those in attendance. At this time South Suburban Parks and Recreation has not made a decision to accept or reject this proposal.
In a related issue, a national directory of cell phone numbers is about to be published. At that time, telemarketers will have access to your cell phone number. These calls will increase cellular utilization (minutes) and could end up costing many of us in effect for being solicited by telemarketers.
You can register your cell phone number on a national "do not call" list that will block your number for five years by calling 1-888-382-1222 or you can register online at https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx.
Thanks for reading!
Normally, when one thinks of a cell tower the vision of an ugly mass of metal jutting out of an otherwise pleasant landscape comes to mind; however, along with the proposal from Nextel, a photo of what appeared to be a pine tree, which was in fact a camouflaged cell tower, was provided. While I'm not altogether convinced this would be a good addition to the park, I must admit the photo of the tree/cell tower looked exactly like a pine tree, at least from the pictures.
In addition to the cell tower, Nextel would also need a location in the park to house equipment in support of the tower. This site would need to house a 25-foot-long box.
One proposal would be to camouflage this box, by placing it adjacent to a covered shelter and covering the box with brick so it would be more appealing as well as providing a much-desired element in the park.
Other upgrades to the park would also be needed to prevent any degrading of the landscape by vehicles that would need access to the equipment.
These upgrades would need to be paid for by Nextel, as would a monthly rental fee for having the equipment in the park.
Questions regarding where the equipment would be placed and what, if any, negative health impact is expected for nearby residents need to be answered. Other questions regarding maintenance of the cell tower should branches be broken from a snow or wind storm and how such a structure would stand up to the intense sun exposure in Colorado as well as who is responsible for cleaning up graffiti (should that occur) also need to be answered.
Nextel and South Suburban representatives have been invited to expound on all issues regarding this proposed cell tower at the next Acres Green Home Owners' meeting on April 21 at the South Metro Fire Station on Maximus Drive.
No confirmation of Nextel's attendance has yet been received; however, officers will present as much information as possible to those in attendance. At this time South Suburban Parks and Recreation has not made a decision to accept or reject this proposal.
In a related issue, a national directory of cell phone numbers is about to be published. At that time, telemarketers will have access to your cell phone number. These calls will increase cellular utilization (minutes) and could end up costing many of us in effect for being solicited by telemarketers.
You can register your cell phone number on a national "do not call" list that will block your number for five years by calling 1-888-382-1222 or you can register online at https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx.
Thanks for reading!
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