HPC agenda 022801 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

IF FFF could have denied Nextel a license . The township zoning officer could have rejected the company's building permit. ' } t But as every side acknowledges, the insti- f .0 tutional responsibilities are overwhelm- ing, not to mention hazy. The confusion in Fowlers Mill turns ti _ �1�, + ' UP across the nation as more and more - " ` towers inevitably breed more conflicts . Over the last year, industry officials have TIFF been meeting with representatives from -• ! ' ` f' fr . the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Fcc, the National Trust, and state preservation groups about the issue. The parties agree that the system is 4 - - overstressed and that new, clearer proce- dures are needed to dictate how towers }` should be constructed in the future. The = - _ _ result will probably be a consent agree- ` 04�' -4,,:'«_ IF 'r u - : ment that , says Elizabeth Merritt, r : `, _ = : IF -:.. . : i Yt f National Trust associate general counsel, will create incentives for the industry to = � avoid historic districts , to comply with u, federal preservation regulations, and to ; . .,; sY place antennas on existing structures :: IF% I a Ir rather than buildingnew towers. " x' s .Another hope shared by the parties is ~'� '' 0 that advances in cellular technology will = rOF I IF is fit` # .: I make stand-alone towers obsolete. More imminent substitutes are shorter towers, ' according to Eddie Gleason, director of � .4 It government relations at the Personal F : Communications Industry Association, but "that's at least four to five years down This fall , there was no preacher in the oak pulpit , no ; the line . A lot more of the larger towers parishioners in the wine-colored pews . Instead , trumpets and will go up before then . " trombones wailed from the apse and revelers danced in the Nextel wants peace with its cus - tomers , says company spokeswoman aisles of the former Snyder Memorial Methodist Church in Linda Jennings , and is willing, albeit Jacksonville , Fla . The 1903 building , deconsecrated in : reluctantly, to discuss taking down the tower. " Certainly were not interested in 1992 , was rumored to be in line for demolition when an ; IF doing anything that would disrupt busi " appraiser advised using the land for a parking lot , " says : . Hess, " she says. So Samide is left to pon- Carol Hutchens , executive assistant of the St . Johns River der. In a moment of optimism , she predicts the tower will be gone in one City Band . Instead , the 70 - member group bought it in1 . 4 ear; in a moment of pessimism, one ear y p y August . " We perform all types of American music , " says Bobi becomes three. "They can drag their feet , . . until the technology changes, " she says McGinnis , the professional bands executive director. Filled with a sigh. Meanwhile, the interloper with heavenly sounds during practices and performances answers only with its red pulse . every Friday night , the old house of worship is again in full i - - TedRoseisawriterinNewYork0ye swing—and bluegrass and jazz . --Willa Reinhard JANUARY / FEBRUARY 200I 19 � - i ; i