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Survey:  Cell Tower to pay for Forest-Watershed operating costs?

SURVEY PERIOD:  September 20th - October 10th

 

Background

Verizon has expressed interest in putting up a cell tower in the Forest portion of our Forest-Watershed and will pay the District at least $18,000 / year.  They will also pay for all costs to build and maintain the cell tower site.   This payment would help to ease the burden of annual costs for ongoing operations of the Forest-Watershed.

 

Here is the relevant information:

  1. To support the site, Verizon will bring fiber option cable into Arch Cape from the south side of the tunnel.  The cell tower will improve cell coverage for Arch Cape first responders, residents, and guests who are Verizon customers.
  2. The cell tower will be on a bluff on the southwest section of the property, outside of the Watershed (see picture below).  The shoreline can be seen from the cell tower,  which will be 100 ft tall (see picture below).  The top portion of the cell tower is likely to be visible from the beach.
  3. The cell site will be a rocked and fenced compound and will require little maintenance short of blackberry removal or something of that nature.  Verizon will maintain the site at their expense.
  4. Any needed road improvements would be maintained solely by Verizon at their cost.  
  5. Trenching required to bring power to the site will be minimal and the area will be filled upon completion.
  6. The roads will be maintained and repaired, if needed, to keep them in their current condition.
  7. On average the site will be accessed once a month upon completion for a technician to do service at the site.  Every few years there may be a changing of the antennas and a couple of days work at the site for the updates.  Verizon will need 24-hour access to the site so that in the event of an outage or emergency they can get there quickly to rectify the situation. 
  8. Verizon will maintain the road they use to access the site from the front gate to the site.  If Verizon causes damage to the road they will fix any damage caused (which is unlikely – by a service technician in a 4-wheel drive pickup).