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M• <br />Rusty Monroe: Primarily commercial use. <br />Michelle Kempinski: If they were'to co- locate, the other towers wouldn't be needed. <br />Rusty Monroe: The shortest range would be PCS service, which is about a two mile range. <br />Cellular can go three miles. <br />Michelle Kempinski: There are other towers today within that range. <br />Rusty Monroe: Piedmont looked at the other local structures, and they won't work for what <br />Piedmont is trying to do. <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: I recall that this is one of three towers for Piedmont as an integrated part of an <br />entire system. Do they all need to be done? <br />Robin Blanton: Yes, an integrated approach is necessary. If this were not done, the system <br />would not work. <br />Brian Crawford: There was a breakpoint built into the design, what is that? <br />Rusty Monroe: That is an example of over - design. The bottom is over - designed so that if the <br />tower is going to break, it will break at that point to get it to fall at a shorter range. <br />Brian Crawford: That would be within the range. <br />Rusty Monroe: Usually the facility will break and hang down. That is why we were concerned <br />about the design. <br />Jay Bryan: In terms of Homeland Security guidelines, is this in compliance for the County? <br />Rusty Monroe: It does meet the guidelines so that in the event of a disaster, service would be <br />uninterrupted or restored as rapidly as possible. <br />Jay Bryan: My main concern is if we will have to build another 350 foot tower. The height does <br />concern me. <br />Rusty Monroe: It concerned us too. A majority of the towers are usually not this tall. There <br />should be no need for another tower unless technology changes. <br />Michelle Kempinski: With regards to the County services, and not Piedmont's? <br />Rusty Monroe: Piedmont should not need any more. <br />Renee Price - Saunders: What percentage would be public versus private use? <br />Rusty Monroe: That is unknown, and that would be up to the providers. <br />Renee. Price - Saunders: Has the State Police expressed an interest to use the tower? <br />