Star Tribune Wed, 21 May 2008 16:15:16 GMT
Afton OKs application for public safety radio tower
After a debate lasting more than three hours, the Afton City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to approve a Washington County application to build a public safety radio tower in the city. After a debate lasting more than three hours, the Afton City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to approve a Washington County application to build a public safety radio tower in the city. Sheriff Bill Hutton said after the vote that the county will move forward with construction of the 800-megahertz stealth tower, which will resemble a pine tree and will be built on land in the Afton Hills residential area. "It's not only a tower for Afton but for Washington County, the metro area and the state," the sheriff said. The tower would be one of 14 serving Washington County under the new radio system, a state effort to bring counties onto the same radio frequency in the event of a disaster. Sheriff's Capt. Steve Pott, who has headed the county's effort, said the tower is needed to ensure radio coverage for deputies, firefighters and other emergency workers working in the Afton area. The city contracts with the Sheriff's Office for policing. But several neighbors who live in the area where the tower will be built protested through the evening. One of them, Susan Sando, referred to the tower as a "monopine" and said it would look out of place in the neighborhood.
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