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6 <br /> <br />The towers on the water tower and Sprint building have been approved to be raised. <br />This tower will be a monopole, as opposed to lattice. The top 50' of the monopole will <br />sustain winds of up to 90 MPH. It is designed for the top 50' to fail first. The bottom <br />130' will sustain winds up to 200 MPH. The tower will be insured for $2 million. There <br />are currently twelve other towers in Martinsville and Henry County, four in the City and <br />eight in the County. It is crucial to have this tower located on this property to allow for <br />overlap service. Digital signals do not interfere with radio, television, etc." Vice Mayor <br />Teague asked, '~/Vill wires be coming from the tower to support it?" Mr. Armstrong <br />replied, "No. It's designed to not need them. It will have a tall, chain-link fence, with <br />barbed wire at the top. it will be approximately 40' by 40'. There's never been a failure <br />of a monopole in the United Stated for a least twenty years." Tim Martin, a member of <br />the family owning the property, stated, "The location is on the very back side of the <br /> <br />former Martinsville Novelty plant. it'll <br />buildable." Coundl Member Haskell <br />neighborhood people in ten or fifteen years?" <br /> <br />actually be in a hole that is absolutely not <br />asked, 'M/ill there be any effects on the <br /> <br /> Rocky Moncho, Radio Frequency <br /> <br />Engineer for American Tower Corporation, raplied, "None." <br /> <br />asked, 'q'here haven't been any lawsuits?" Mr. Moncho replied, "Correct. <br />to point out that when you don't look for this tower, you don't see it." <br />Teague asked, "Is there the potential for more than four proriders?" <br /> <br />Council Member Haskell <br /> <br /> Also, I'd like <br /> <br /> Vice Mayor <br /> Mr. Moncho <br /> <br />replied, '~es. Crown Communications will put as much as possible on this pole." Mr. <br />Armstrong added, 'q'he law doesn't spedfy the number; it only required collocation. We <br />need to stay below 200' to avoid FCC [Federal Communications Corporation] <br />regulations." Council Member Roop asked, '"In addition to the four providers, there can <br /> <br /> <br />