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Our View
Road trip time
We need to find out how other counties
are handling communications towers
Perhaps “nothing new” on the subject of communication
towers was reported at the
Rappahannock County Planning Commission last week, but it seems that actions of a related nature are happening elsewhere around us.
In neighboring Fauquier County, National Communications Towers of Richmond, Va. — a relative newcomer to the game around here - is seeking permission to build three 199-foot towers along U. S. 17 in the southern part of the county. Their representatives have stated that their present cellular telephone service has “gaps” that must be filled by the tall towers.
As you might expect, there is serious opposition from the local residents, wHo are adding health concerns to the already-familiar litany of objections relating to visual pollution.
Preservationists have stated that people who chose to live in the country don’t necessarily need city-style services like cell phones. But the argument is clearly not about them, just like it’s not about residents of Rappahannock. It’s about travelers that use the service. - The Fauquier County Planning Commission is holding a public meeting on the tower issue on April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Warren Green Building in Warrenton. Rappahannock County residents who want to learn more about communication towers — and how they are “pitched,” may want to stop by — if pnly to listen.
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