Wednesday, April 11, 2001

Brooks council accepts tower By CAROLYN CARY ccary@TheCitizenNews.com Sprint PC, represented by Jeff Evans, along with lawyer Steve Greenberg, had approached the Brooks Town Council several months ago concerning placement of a communications tower. A number of locations were discussed and it was finally decided to place it at the northeast corner of the Brooks Town Cemetery. Sprint had originally requested a tower 200 feet high, but Jack Krakeel, county director of fire and emergency services, said that a height of 350 feet would be necessary to facilitate emergency communications going through without a problem. A compromise was struck between the parties and the tower will be at 300 feet. It will be of a lattice design and not supported by pylons. A council committee consisting of Bobby Butler and Caroline Smith will work on the lease agreement and bring back a draft to the next meeting. The regular April 16 meeting has been postponed until April 18.   What do you think of this story? Click here to send a message to the editor. Back to News Home Page | Back to the top of the page