Neighbors not sold on cell tower
-->A proposed cell phone tower along Sportsmen Road in Kiski Township is drawing mixed reactions from community members.
Many neighbors protested the 168-foot tower during a zoning hearing Thursday night, objecting to the effect they believe it would have on the neighborhood's appearance, tranquility and safety.
Others, including those representing Apollo-Ridge School District, argued better cell-phone service is needed in the rural, hilly township.
Even several of those raising objections acknowledged the lack of reliable coverage.
Verizon Wireless has proposed the tower for the rear of the property owned by Daniel and Amy Obriot, who own the business Obriot Builders and run a saw mill on the parcel. The land is about a half-mile from Route 56 near the intersection with Stony Lonesome Road.
The township's three-member zoning hearing board said it will decide within 45 days whether to give its approval.
Joseph Cortese, attorney for Verizon, told the three-member zoning hearing board that the tower plans had been altered since last month to better conform to township ordinances.
The tower was reduced from 190 feet to 168 feet. Cortese said 168 feet is the minimum height Verizon needs to clear the tree line and cover its intended range.
The tower also has been moved farther into the wooded, rear portion of the property, which Cortese said moved it farther away from buildings both on the Obriot land and neighboring properties.
The closest building is the mill at 300 feet away; the closest neighboring home is about 500 feet away on land owned by Paul King.
Cortese said the combination of lowering the tower and moving it farther away from buildings allowed the proposal to conform with setbacks required by the township.
The land is zoned agricultural/residential, which usually does not permit communication towers. Towers are relegated to industrial zones in Kiski Township.
However, zoning board member Mark Shaffer said the township has only two small industrial zones, neither of which could house a cell tower.
Cortese said the zoning restrictions essentially block a cell tower from being built in Kiski Township. Under federal law, a municipality cannot prohibit towers from being constructed.
The only remaining variance Cortese said the property would require is to allow the size of its 345-square-foot equipment building at the tower's base that would house radio equipment, heating and air conditioning, and a diesel-powered generator. The township usually limits such buildings to 150 square feet.
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Two other local businessmen also said they needed better cell-phone service for their jobs. Shaffer, the zoning hearing board member, said the board would schedule another meeting to make a decision.
Resident Dave Jordan described an interesting dichotomy: The county has plenty of high-tech jobs associated with the Navy base at Dahlgren, but some children of the workers, depending on where they live, can't access the Internet for homework and
Raoul said doubt was raised over whether a month is enough time to accomplish erecting a cell tower. She said that according to Business Administrator Michael Leary, similar jobs have been accomplished in a shorter span of time.
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