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Planning agency refers proposed Floyd Bennett wireless tower as matter of local concern
Summary
The Washington County Planning Agency voted to refer a proposed Verizon/SoCo monopole near the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport to the county planner as a "matter of local concern," citing proximity to the municipal border, FAA lighting requirements and an outstanding DEC site investigation.
The Washington County Planning Agency voted to refer a proposed wireless communications facility near the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport to the county planner as a "matter of local concern." The action came during the agency's May meeting after staff summarized the site's application materials and ancillary reviews.
Pam, a planning agency staff member, told the agency the application proposes the Floyd Bennett Wireless Communications Facility at 224 Park Road and includes a new monopole roughly 124 feet tall with obstruction lighting, three face-mounted panel antennas at about 115 feet, ground-level telecommunications equipment in a roughly 50-by-50-foot fenced compound, a 12-foot…
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