Dick, wear your scars with pride. You might not get public recognition
for "blazing the trail" for others but you are a good role model. Kudos
to your legal assistance too.
Patrick NJ5G
On 6/28/2019 7:04 AM, Dick's wrote:
Just a comment about “Up The Tower” by Steve- I am so glad I bought that book
before my tower installation. Besides all the advice he gave, he also gave the pros and cons
about getting a permit from the local government before construction. I decided to go ahead
and obtain a permit, so no neighbors in my subdivision would have a future valid complaint
about it.
The process of getting the permit took months because I was initially denied the permit. They said that the County
didn’t have any rules concerning ham radio towers (legally known as “antenna support
structures”). I told them that (1) since it wasn’t addressed, they had no right to deny me as I was
not violating any written rule, and that (2) the County was violating both Federal and State guidelines where they
could not unreasonably deny me a permit for a structure less than 90’ high. They still refused to budge.
It was at this time I sought the pro-bono help of a local attorney who had volunteered
through ARRL. It took a couple of additional months, but that attorney convinced the
County’s attorney of how embarrassing it would become if they were taken to
court, just like a recent case he won against an adjacent county.
Bottom line- I was the only ham in my County who ever had applied for a permit
to put up a tower and now it has paved the way for others.
Dick, K0CAT
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