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Board schedules follow-up public hearing after county and pilots clash over MET tower lighting
Summary
Stevens County commissioners heard extensive public comment and technical briefings about marking and lighting for a proposed meteorological (MET) tower; the board set a follow-up public hearing to consider amending permit conditions after staff reported the tower manufacturer cannot provide a daytime strobe light.
Stevens County commissioners heard more than an hour of public comment and technical briefing about the marking and lighting of a proposed temporary meteorological (MET) tower, and set a follow-up public hearing to consider amending permit language that had required additional daytime lighting.
The tower applicant and an advisor said the manufacturer’s pre-engineered tower cannot support a daytime strobe light and that the power system is designed to operate dusk-to-dawn; the applicant said the tower can meet FAA and…
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