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Council approves Dish Wireless rooftop antenna array at Sheffield School leased by Innovate Newport
Summary
The council granted Innovate Newport permission to install a Dish Wireless antenna array on the roof of Sheffield School under Innovate Newport’s lease with the city. Innovate Newport said revenue from the lease will fund building maintenance and infrastructure repairs.
The Newport City Council approved a request from Innovate Newport to allow exterior alterations: installation of a Dish Wireless rooftop antenna array at Sheffield School, a property Innovate Newport leases from the city.
What was approved: Councilors voted to permit Innovate Newport, the lessee, to install three Dish Wireless antenna stacks on the Sheffield School roof with the array sited and engineered to meet structural and RF exposure limits presented at the hearing. Innovate Newport said the arrays will resemble chimney stacks and that they previously negotiated siting adjustments, including moving the Broadway‑facing stack back from…
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