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business? After Sprint unveiled its original plan for seven telecommunications towers in August 2000, the Planning Commission held a public hearing the following month. At that meeting, many people objected to the Sprint plan on grounds that the towers were too tall (199 feet in most cases), too ugly, and badly sited in scenic and historic locations. Sprint officials then decided they wanted to meet with county citizens and groups that objected, in hopes of alleviating their concerns.
Sprint attorney Brian Buniva asked County Administrator John McCarthy for a list of names of those who spoke against the plan at the Planning Commission hearing. Mr. McCarthy forwarded the name of those who were willing to meet with Sprint officials. My name was among them. At Sprint’s request, I and others agreed to meet with Sprint officials to explain why we so strongly objected to their plan.
Sprint executives, engineers and lawyers came to
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