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“Having a bunch of antennas tacked on the outside ruins the purpose of the silo,” said Flint Hill resident Phil Irwin. Irwin’s belief seem to be shared by the entire planning commission.
“As it stands right now, I would oppose it,” said Commissioner Gary Settle of Sperryville. * \ / Several alternatives were proposed by the public, the planning Commission, and Cingular^ representatives. According to Gjfi^gular’s everts, the current construction of thej. .silo and the Sprint equipment ali'ea'^y inside it do not/allow for other, antennae to be concealed inside it in a pq^itjoa us^ble/by Cingular. In order to receive a usable signal, Cingular’s equipment must be at a certain height and in a specific position. In addition, to prevent interference with signals from Sprint, who owns all three towers, the Cingular equipment must be separated from Sprint’s by at least fifteen feet. In addition, the concrete construction of the silo blocks signals. Sprints antennae inside the tower are at the top, surrounded by a signal transparent “stealth material” instead of concrete. According to Seagar, there is not enough room in the signal transparent portion of the tower for Cingular’s requirements. Therefore, the many alternatives suggested by the commissioners and public were constrained by the limits of the technology, and according to Seagar, expense. These alternatives were pronounced as the most viable by Cingular’s representatives:
1. The panels could be placed inside the tower, within holes cut into the sides to allow signals to penetrate.
See CELL TOWER, Page A2
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