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• <br />Jimmy McKee, a Vero Beach broadcaster, stated that he has expressed an interest in <br />building a 500 foot tower on county property for his use in partnership with the county for <br />multiple uses and shared revenues. <br />Director Boling noted that the existing tower is not in good shape and it would make <br />sense to allow Mr McKee to rebuild the tower for broadcast purposes and allow the county to <br />also use that tower. <br />Commissioner Macht felt everyone would benefit from such an arrangement. <br />Emergency Services Director John King responded that the Federal Aviation <br />Administration helped to pay for the existing tower in 1985 and he believed they did not pay any <br />rent for the use of the tower. <br />Vice Chairman Tippin felt there was a CONSENSUS that staff should investigate the <br />replacement of the 2 existing towers and report back to the Board. <br />George Gross, a member of the Planning & Zoning Board, expressed his confusion <br />about the collocation statement on page 35 of the proposed Master Plan in discussing the height <br />of the antennas, and Mr Edwards responded that some carriers have experienced a problem with <br />service using the 100 foot towers but he believed that the towers to come will drop in height . <br />Ms Rabold then discussed some of the new features available for stealth towers such as <br />pictures, faux trees, light and flag poles, acrylic windows with the infrastructure behind the <br />window pane, cupolas made from fiberglass which allow transmission, custom frontage on <br />buildings, dormers, louvers, roof top extensions, building side mounts, signage, silos, faux fire <br />towers, and windmills. She questioned whether the Board had an interest in using public lands <br />or in allowing sites on other public properties. <br />AUGUST 13, 2002 17 <br />1< <br />• <br />