Hmmm
Maybe that explains why I had such poor cell phone coverage the last time I
was in Hudson
Dave
K9NX
At 10:41 AM 10/7/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Jerry ,. we had a similar ordnance passed here in Lakeville. MA.. 35
foot max
>tower height.... neighborhood group lead by the village idiots...
>My 68 ft tower was already up for several years ..can't be seen from the
road..
>....
>It was to stop a cell phone 180 ft tower.. the idiots.. including the town
>lawyer did not know the PRB... the cell phone company sued the town for
costs
>including the legal fees.. it was near a total of $100,000.. and they were
>going to win....
>All of a sudden .. the ordnance was removed ... the cell phone company got
>their tower..
>and we no longer has any tower restrictions...
>Best advice is to try to get a cell phone company to apply to erect a
tower in
>your town..
>73 Whitey K1VV
>
>Jerry Muller wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> I'm a contester living in Hudson, NH and have heard about your request
>> for information.
>>
>> HUDSON:
>>
>> Tower UNFRIENDLY. Currently one of the biggest problems in the area is
>> going on as a result of my building permit for three 90 foot towers. The
>> town planning board last year enacted the strictest tower ordinance in the
>> state as a result of my neighbors. Although I live on six acres and have
the
>> towers up and behind trees, two of them are currently suing the town in
>> Superior Court over my towers even though they cannot see them from their
>> property, and the towers are protected by anti-climb devices at the base.
>>
>> The current town ordinance does not allow even a single 40 foot Rohn 25
>> tower. The way the ordinance was written last year restricts the maximum
>> dimension of tower to 12 inches. Rohn 25 is 12 1/2 inches and therefore
does
>> not qualify for a tower in a residential zone. Although this ordinance
would
>> not stand up to a PRB-1 test (New Hampshire has PRB-1 codified in the state
>> laws (RSA 674:16(IV) and RSA 674:17(IV)), the ordinance is still in force
>> and until the planning board fixes it, only towers that are smaller than 12
>> inches on a side qualify (I don't know of any). As a reaction to my
>> neighbors attempts to severely regulate towers in Hudson, the planning
board
>> even put a restriction on the number of towers that can be put up on a lot
>> as well as restricting the maximum height of tower plus antenna to only 80
>> feet, although the number and height of towers can be exceeded by "special
>> exception". The maximum number of towers is limited by lot size. 0 to 2
>> acres can only have one tower, 2 to 3 acres can have two towers, and over 3
>> acres can have 3 towers. Because of the definition of towers, it is not
>> possible to put up a four square without special exception. I have spoken
>> with one of the members of the planning board about fixing the problems
with
>> the ordinance and he assures me that it can be fixed at the next election,
>> but it has not been fixed yet.
>>
>> The problem is that one of my neighbors that is suing the state is very
>> politically savvy, although kooky. She managed to rally about 65 of my
>> neighbors last year to come en masse to the zoning board to protest my
>> variance. Although most of the neighborhood has now figured her out (she
has
>> all but been ostracized from the neighborhood association), I don't
think a
>> lot of the town residents have yet. It is possible that the ordinance would
>> not be fixed, and someone would have to take it to court to have it struck
>> down. That could be expensive (10K) and take a couple of years.
>>
>> My advice, although Hudson is an otherwise good place to live, look
>> elsewhere until the tower regulations are fixed. The earliest this could
>> possibly be done is at the next March town election.
>>
>> By the way, if you are looking for a GREAT contest club to join,
YCCC is
>> the one.
>>
>> 73, Jerry, K0TV
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave_K9NX <n7ex@athenet.net>
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 8:00 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower Friendly towns in NH?
>>
>> >
>> >In a few weeks I will be relocating to southern New Hampshire (Hollis /
>> >Nashua / Hudson) . Anyone have any first hand knowledge about local tower
>> >ordnances? Townships to avoid (i.e Tower / ham unfriendly)? Also the
>> >frequencies and call sign for the local DX Packet cluster would be
>> appreciated
>> >
>> >Regards
>> >Dave
>> >K9NX
>> >
>> >
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