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i <br />I? <br />'iv <br />'!■■■ <br />f' <br />a: <br />Tow <br />^ i / « i A< • <br />21 August 1990 <br />Mr. Charlw KeUy. 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 />#v n 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 L'se Permit to locate a cellular <br />telephone antenna on proper^' owned by Vine;. ard of the Lake. The application is in <br />the name of US West N'ewVector Group. Inc., which is part of US West. Inc., one of <br />the regional holding companies formed a.s a result of the break up of AT&T. Dahlgren. <br />Shardlow, and Uban. Inc. has been authorized 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 />‘ ’ foot by 30-foot prefabricated equipment building. The base of the tower and <br />‘pment building will be enclosed by a 6-foot high chain link fence. The site will be <br />a. >sed by a gravel drive connecting the site to the Vineyard of the Lake parking lot <br />and VVaN'zata Boulevard. <br />The Cellular Phone System <br />The primary users of cellular telephone service are members of the business community <br />and the public sector. The phone becomes a useful tool leading to increased <br />productivity. Doctors, builders, salespersons, business 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 departments. Cellular allows police and ot *ers to conduct <br />discreet communication in the field. Citizens can contact "911" to report accidents, <br />fires or other emergencies. The cellular phone system interfaces fully with the "911" <br />ernergency reporting system. Mr. James R. Beutelspacher, 911 Project Manager for <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. <br />N <br />)