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nuiiiLHii 01 sauent points were made by the speakers, but no Sprint/PCS representatives were present to gauge the depth of understanding and feeling and the intellect available in the County that will be applied to the application review process.
Judge Douglas Ginsburg, repre- * senting the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA), was the first of the public speakers, and he discussed some favorable court decisions, features of Rappahannock's ordinance, as well as the specifics of Sprint's proposed tower siting in the County.
Judge Ginsburg noted that in a case in New Jersey, the court "deemed not unreasonable" a telecommunications tower review cycle that took two and one-half years, and required 44 hearings. He noted that Rappahannock's telecommunications ordinance, adopted last year, "is tough and flexible, and puts the applicant in the position of asking for a variance for almost all aspects..
Judge Ginsburg pointed out that Sprints application included requests for some towers that exceed the 199 foot limit and thus require strobe lights, which are specifically
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