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October 26, 1999 only customer that Crown is hoping for. The towers on the water tower and Sprint building have been approved to be raised. This tower will be a monopole, as opposed to lattice. The top 50' of the monopole will sustain winds of up to 90 MPH. It is designed for the top 50' to fail first. The bottom 130' will sustain winds up to 200 MPH. The tower will be insured for $2 million. There are currently twelve other towers in Martinsville and Henry County, four in the City and eight in the County. It is crucial to have this tower located on this property to allow for overlap service. Digital signals do not interfere with radio, television, etc." Vice Mayor Teague asked, '~/Vill wires be coming from the tower to support it?" Mr. Armstrong replied, "No. It's designed to not need them. It will have a tall, chain-link fence, with barbed wire at the top. It will be approximately 40' by 40'. There's never been a failure of a monopole in the United Stated for a least twenty years." Tim Martin, a member of the family owning the property, stated, 'q'he location is on the very back side of the former Martinsville Novelty plant. It'll actually be in a hole that is absolutely not buildable." Council Member Haskell asked, 'M/ill there be any effects on the neighborhood people in ten or fifteen years?" Rocky Moncho, Radio Frequency Engineer for American Tower Corporation, replied, "None." Council Member Haskell asked, "There haven't been any lawsuits?" Mr. Moncho replied, "Correct. Also, I'd like to point out that when you don't look for this tower, you don't see it." Vice Mayor Teague asked, "Is there the potential for more than four providers?" Mr. Moncho replied, "Yes. Crown Communications will put as much as possible on this pole." Mr. Armstrong added, "The law doesn't specify the number; it only required collocation. We need to stay below 200' to avoid FCC [Federal Communications Corporation] regulations." Council Member Roop asked, "In addition