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Castle Pines North discusses cell tower
  
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By Michele Sample
At a recent Castle Pines North City Council meeting, plans to construct a cellular tower were discussed, again.
According to Anna Mallinson, president of North Lynx Homeowners Association, “The main issues are the size of the pole, its location near the homes and the junction with Monarch Boulevard.”
Mallinson’s HOA includes the homes closest to the proposed sight on the north and east sides of the tower.
Matt Butler, a T-Mobile representative educated the concerned citizens on why this area was chosen for the cell tower.
“We picked this area because of the high point and we want to stay away from swells and drainage.”
T-Mobile worked with a handful of neighbors, especially the people who would be looking at it from all directions.
“One neighbor said they didn’t want any issue regarding light pollution,” Butler said. He reassured the community that when constructed, the lampost light would be non-functioning. Mallinson said this feature would only cause more phone calls from the residents asking why the light isn’t working.
“We have requested further information as to how many homes or what area will now be covered by the new tower,” Mallinson said.
Cell phone coverage has always been poor while traveling north on Monarch Blvd. Mallinson said because the land undulates and you can lose calls in the dips.
According to Butler, cell phones are replacing landlines as a trend.
“Our main concern now is that they (T-Mobile) keep stating that they are too far into this process, and they have invested too much money to relocate it now,” Mallinson said.
T-Mobile representative Butler said, “We started pursuing this site about three years ago, and it is late in the process to switch.”
Mallinson said she felt that the meeting was very helpful and that T-Mobile heard their concerns.
“But the phrase, ‘just like in Highlands Ranch’ does not go down well here.”
She expressed a concern that the residents in this Castle Pines North neighborhood do not want cell phone towers close to their homes, like their neighbors in Highlands Ranch.
According to T-Mobile, “This design has been in motion for a few years, and it seems to make sense, from an engineering perspective, being closer into the residential area.”
According to Mallinson, the next step is to encourage residents to attend the next public hearing to voice any concerns. As of press time, the date had not been set.
According to Anna Mallinson, president of North Lynx Homeowners Association, “The main issues are the size of the pole, its location near the homes and the junction with Monarch Boulevard.”
Mallinson’s HOA includes the homes closest to the proposed sight on the north and east sides of the tower.
Matt Butler, a T-Mobile representative educated the concerned citizens on why this area was chosen for the cell tower.
“We picked this area because of the high point and we want to stay away from swells and drainage.”
T-Mobile worked with a handful of neighbors, especially the people who would be looking at it from all directions.
“One neighbor said they didn’t want any issue regarding light pollution,” Butler said. He reassured the community that when constructed, the lampost light would be non-functioning. Mallinson said this feature would only cause more phone calls from the residents asking why the light isn’t working.
“We have requested further information as to how many homes or what area will now be covered by the new tower,” Mallinson said.
Cell phone coverage has always been poor while traveling north on Monarch Blvd. Mallinson said because the land undulates and you can lose calls in the dips.
According to Butler, cell phones are replacing landlines as a trend.
“Our main concern now is that they (T-Mobile) keep stating that they are too far into this process, and they have invested too much money to relocate it now,” Mallinson said.
T-Mobile representative Butler said, “We started pursuing this site about three years ago, and it is late in the process to switch.”
Mallinson said she felt that the meeting was very helpful and that T-Mobile heard their concerns.
“But the phrase, ‘just like in Highlands Ranch’ does not go down well here.”
She expressed a concern that the residents in this Castle Pines North neighborhood do not want cell phone towers close to their homes, like their neighbors in Highlands Ranch.
According to T-Mobile, “This design has been in motion for a few years, and it seems to make sense, from an engineering perspective, being closer into the residential area.”
According to Mallinson, the next step is to encourage residents to attend the next public hearing to voice any concerns. As of press time, the date had not been set.
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