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told the Board of Supervisors we needed cell service, saying “the (emergency communication) system we have right now is just not getting the job done. We cannot let our emotions get away with us in matters of public safety.” Today, seven years later, Ann Spieker, Chief of the Washington Fire and Rescue Company still says, “We need cell service throughout the county. All of Sperryville and Woodville don’t have it. We need cell coverage to get hold of hospitals when we get a critical patient. We do delay some treatment due to the lack of service.”
Cell blocking
Support for cell service is not universal. In 1999 and 2000 numerous articles and editorials in this paper bemoaned the fact that federal law prevented localities from completely banning cell towers. The several local environmental watchdog organizations weighed in, with more than one activist expressing concern that cell phone towers would become obsolete technology, leaving ugly, useless towers dotting the countryside. One activist
See TOWERS, Page A7
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