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Council debates Edward Ray Park communications tower, directs staff to get monopole pricing and mock-ups
Summary
Council discussed three tower types for Edward Ray Park—an a-frame, a standard monopole and a camouflaged monopole 'tree'—heard Verizon interest in building in exchange for lease payments, and directed staff to pursue monopole pricing and visual mock-ups to balance functionality and aesthetics.
The Chowchilla City Council discussed construction of an emergency-services communications tower at Edward Ray Park and directed staff to return with pricing and visual mock-ups for a conventional monopole design.
Mister Rogers, identified as city staff (first speaking SEG 141), said police and fire requested the tower to support additional security cameras and to improve emergency communications citywide. Staff described three options: an a-frame (taller, higher capacity), a standard monopole (smaller footprint and aesthetically neutral) and a camouflaged monopole 'tree' (visually screened but capacity-limited). "We had asked... they said that they would…
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