Subject: [NEXTEL-1] A towering improvement for safety in Sherborn

From: Marcelrf <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 22:13:54 -0500

A towering improvement for safety in Sherborn
Dover Sherborn Tab, MA

By David L. Harris/ Correspondent
Thursday, March 4, 2004

SHERBORN - When police and fire crews were
dispatched to a potential hazardous materials
incident early last year near Pine Hill School, they
didn't want parents frantically flocking to the scene
trying to rescue their children.

It was a false alarm, but the plan was to evacuate
students to St. Theresa's Church nearby. Inevitably,
parents who listened to their scanners clued into the
plan and rushed to the school. There was only one
solution to avoid public hysteria and streamline
communication: buy cell phones. But the coverage
provided by NEXTEL, the cell phone company, was
spotty at best.

According to rescue workers, a new cell tower will
not only avoid this problem, but also provide a
backup method of communication and increase
public safety.

Plans for the cell tower on Brush Hill in Sherborn
were presented last week to the Board of
Selectmen. And while changes to the final design
are possible, supporters of the project say that it's a
sorely needed improvement to an old, failing facility.

The sweetest part of the deal, according to those
working on the proposal is that the new tower will
be completely free - no strings attached. In fact,
according to Hebb, the project will generate about
$24,000 of additional annual revenue for the town,
or about $2,000 per month.

If Sherborn decided to build a new facility, Hebb
said, "the cost would be in excess of $200,000."

The new tower would be constructed by a cell phone carrier which would
contract the work out to a cell tower builder. The cell tower upgrade
would include a new tower shelter, an upgrade to the existing cell
tower, the addition of backup communications capabilities and a
fireproof interior.

The company that wins the bid to build the project would maintain the
facility according to members of the Communications Committee.

The new tower would be aesthetically pleasing and increase
communications among rescue workers.
The current facility is 96 feet high - a 20-foot steel mast containing
two antennas (one for police and one for fire) on top of an 80-foot
lattice tower.

During the meeting, questions surfaced about where the revenue from the
tower would go.

"After we work out the specs, we'll talk about where the money is going
to go," said Board of Selectmen Chairman Warren Wheelwright.

On March 4, the Advisory Committee hearing will meet to discuss the
Brush Hill cell tower plan in more detail.

http://www.townonline.com/dover/news/local_regional/ds_newdsbrushhillms03042004.htm

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