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r Tvv-Mmwmm <br />\ -.• i:,;_.... .*'•. - <br />r;:-S'" .s' <br />•7E :’■' <br />21 August 1990 <br />Mr. Charles Kelly, Chair <br />and Planning Commission Members <br />c/o Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />City of Orono <br />P.6. Bo.\ 66 <br />Orono. MN 55323 <br />::z <br />#1 O <br />RE: Proposed Cellular Telephone Antenna. Vineyard of the Lake <br />Dear Mr. Chair and Commission Members: <br />This letter accompanies an application for a Conditional Use R'*rmit to locate a cellular <br />(elephone antenna on property owned by Vineyard of the Lake The application is in <br />the name of US West NewVector Group. Inc., which is part of US West. Inc., one of <br />the regional holding companies formed as a result of the break up of ATctT. Dahlgren. <br />Shardfow, and Uban. Inc. has been authorize ' by US West to act as its representative <br />for planning and zoning matters. <br />Specifically, we propose to construct a single 150-foot self supported antenna and a <br />12-foot by 30-foot prefabricated equipment building. The base of the tower and <br />equipment building will be enclo.sed by a 6-foot high chain link fence. The site will be <br />accessed by a gravel drive connecting the site to the Vineyard of the Lake parking lot <br />and Wa\zata Boulev.trd. <br />The Cellular Phone Svstem <br />The primary u.ser:. of cellular telephone serv'ice are members of the business community <br />and the public sector. The phone becomes a useful tool leading to increased <br />productivity. Doctors, builders, sale.spersons. busine* ■, owners and executives all benefit <br />by using cellular phones, .additionally, cellular is extensively used in the public sector <br />principally by fire and police dep.irtments. Cellular allows police and others to conduct <br />discreet communication in the field. Citizens can contact "911" to report accidents, <br />fires or other » mergencies. The cellular phone system interfaces fully th the "911" <br />emergencN' reporting system. .Mr. James R. Beutel.spacher, 911 Projeci Manager tor <br />Minnesota, recently wrote, "the unimpeded growth of cellular service is an important <br />adjunct to 9-1-1 emergency reporting". His letter is attached for your information as <br />Exhibit G.