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Council asks for explanation after 145-foot radio tower plan for McKinley School surfaces
Summary
Revere councilors on Aug. 25 asked planning staff and the McKinley project team to explain why a proposed 911/communications hub would require a 145-foot radio tower and to present alternatives and technical justification.
The Revere City Council on Aug. 25 asked the city’s planning staff, the owner’s project manager and the building team to appear before the council after learning that the regional 911 and municipal services hub planned for the McKinley School site would require a 145-foot radio tower.
Councilor Genzio (motion presenter) said the tower — which would exceed local height limits — represents a dramatic change to the neighborhood and asked for technical and siting justification before the Zoning Board of Appeals or other approvals proceed. “A 145 foot tower is gonna be a dramatic landscape change to the neighborhood and to the central business district,” Genzio said.
Tom Skorowski, chief of planning and community…
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