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would be the tower. He did not want to see his property value denigrate and wan ted to see <br />the community remain -as it has been. <br />Ellen Wodke, 6325 15` Street SW, supported her neighbors and felt it was 1)ad to put <br />this tower so close to so many children because we do not know the long-term effects. <br />Brad Springer, 310 62"d out SW, was opposed to the tower's proposed location. <br />Mr. Gabriel advised that the tower must be located withi <br />Mn the area identified by the <br />RF engineer. He also stated that different property owners were contacted, but t sere is no <br />obligation to contact every property owner in the area. They found a ready, willing, and able <br />property owner and that is how they ended up with the location. He asked the Board to <br />recognize that Nextel has complied with the code and that they deny the appeal. <br />Mrs. Kahle urged the Board to tell Nextel to go back and think of another way. She <br />thought there were solutions that would be satisfactory to everyone. She under>tood that <br />Nextel was not obligated to ask others, but there are other possibilities and she thought they <br />could find a good solution if they had to go back to the drawing board. <br />There being no further speakers, Chairman Adams closed the public hear: ng. <br />Vice Chairman Ginn felt the 1997 regulations have not put the County in f:-ont of the <br />process because the County really has no plans. Back then it was proposed by a ; <br />onsultant <br />(Kreines and Kreines, Inc.) that the County have them design a wireless plan. Just because <br />there are no substantiated health risks does not mean there are none, but we cannot invoke <br />that as a reason to deny a tower site. She pointed out that the County does not have an <br />engineering consultant to assist but leaves planning up to the applicant. She urged the Board <br />to consider another moratorium to revisit the regulations. She thought a plan Meas needed <br />because of the proliferation of cell phone usage for beneficial reasons <br />She had a motion in <br />mind but wished to hear from other Commissioners. <br />December 12, 2000 <br />100 <br />BKfi�PG�30 <br />