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Home My WebLink AboutVerizon Wireless to construct a 120' wireless telecommunications off Pleasant Grove Rd.PDFMayor Walter Lynn Village of Cayuga Heights, Marcham Hall 836 HanshawRd IthacaNY 14850 7 Ertnaand Iwan Azis 26,2005 Dear Walter, For the reasons outlined in "Expressions of Concerns by Lowell place Residents,,dated september 18, z!o-s an{ in presentationr; at-the meeting of the village planning Board onS.eptember 19, many of the affected residents of the Village continue to be concerned about thesiting of a 120 ft'tall cell phone tower at 186r/2Pleasant 6ro*." Rd as proposed by verizonwireless' As a result of lmeStin_e.on Friday, september 23, of residents of Lowell place andupland Rd', we request that the village of bayuga H"ightr;;l,oy a consultant to independentlyveri$r the propagation studies submitt-ed by virrizon wlreless and provide aoui"e to tt " villagewith regard to other suitable locations for a cell tower in both the village and the Town of Ithacathat would meet the needs of verizon wireless and other cell phole service providers who maywish to locate towers with! the village. At_lg1st half of the pJopr" trrut the proposed tower wouldserve appear to live in the Town of Ithaca. Hiring an independeniconsultant is consistent with thevillage ordinance with regard to cell towers (t [d on pagl r ifnnioit c) and,even if it is finallydetermined that verizon'sproposed site is the ,mty reasiite oie, would go a long way to satisfuthe residents of the Villagethat this is, indeed, the case. If the village does hire an independent consultant, we respectfully request that atleast theimmediately affected residentsiav" utr opplrtumity to meet with the consultant. Yours sincerelY' /l /r "r I . ;T'fr ,T:il: "H" H ffi %,, #h{* /4 #d 4 Jean-Luc Margor 1i[/-^J-5 chandra*or"*ffiHff"r/ flhl^ il- v1A,, ta/,A : c/@^r/rst. 6 ZiilahEisenstein and Richard sru,n6ul. *g fu^L- ?h4. '-, VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS siP 2 / 2005 cLEIK',s oFF|CSe r0 JudyandrohnHopcroft 9;€,^_ lt#&n**:ea*tt aF" \ 11 Anitawatkins andoon{td,/F"ppbE_ ,2"i., Ul^rtl*rr__+ D* (** y, L"llr r -t\nrra watKms and Dondldf"ipb"tl_ t(hzdo, tala>th'-.* 'D* (** )o q{l t2 Judy virgitio and W lhAArlb .A carorine and Jeffiey Rust6d, i rq p. ,9or*a - qU, P_-+ , ti&dt+4.tfuprfi<f, * Lowell Place addresses Ntxotl PrnsoDy LLp ATTORNEYS AT LAW Clinton Square Post Office Box 1051 Rochester, New york 14603-1e51 (s8s) 263-1000 Fax: (585) 263_1600 Direct Dial: (585) 263-1333 E-Mail: rburgclorf@nixonpeabody.com Septernber 15,20AS BY FEDERAL EXPRESS Brent Cross, Code Enforcernent OfficerVillage of Cayrga Heights Marcham Hall 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, New york 14g50 Application for a Special perrnit and site pran Approvar from the VilragePlanning Bo ard by lJpstate cenurar Neiwork, dtbi a y enzon -wireress, toconstruct a r20' wireress terecommunications facility orr pilur*t Grove Ro adin the Viilage of Cayuga HeighLts, New york Dear Mr" Cross: At the village Board's August 15, 2005 hearing on the above-referenced matter, theBoard requested certain additionaiinformation as follows:r L's 4uuvs-r.crerenc( i' The Board asked for additional propagation information showing that therequested 120 foot height was the minimum treigrri "Z."*ury to provide service. Enclosed atExhibit M is the propagation study riro*ing wira-t the coverage footprint would iook 1ike at 100feet (versus the i20 fe& that is proporlal. -Also included in ExhibiiM is another copy of thepropagation at 120 feet for the Board's convenience for comparison purposes. The primarycoverage deficiencies resulting from a decrglse; th;il;osed 120, height are visible on theplots to the northeast, east andlouthwest of the propoJa-iite. As the anienna centerrine goesdown to 100' the coverage footprint ,h.iokr, t",*ini "*age holes and reducin g caLrcapacity tounacceptable levels. _ 2' cin+1lar.wT:i:tt has approached the village and indicated that it, too, needs afacility in the area' As the vinale rn"iurug"s co-location, it wanted to ensure that verizonwireless'proposed monopole would work for cingular as'welt. The Board asked verizonwireless to confinrr whether cingurar would be abie to use the proposed tower. verizon wireless has contacted cingulal, and spoke"with Jirn Finigan, who is responsiblefor cingular's cayuga Heights project. He confirmed that the proposed facility would work for |j;ili?: ffttr ;ffle height or ioo' v"'i"o" ivirr;ffi; rnade rhis height on the rnonopole R873722.1 RE: ^,'i'l8ii; I"i;. il?il?) &i,,"!V,'iTl';,),il'"iil,?,H il':,ili,,,ili,ltlil,il?,..-kiiii,{ii1",i,fi.,tr1:ii1:,1,1,;ii,;$;,Jl},,'y1", Nlxorl PrRsonY LLP Brent Cross, Code Enforcetnent Officer SePtember 15,2005 Page2 : 3. Photo sirnulations were included with the original subrnission frorn viewpoints surrounding the tower. However, the Board asked for an additional photo sirnulation from a narticular residential area, along"Pleasant Grove Lane." On September 6, 2005, Verizon frir"l"rr, engineers flew another test balloon at the proposed height and at the proposed location of the facilrty,and prepared photo simulations showing what the monopole would iook like from Pleasant Grove Lane. The photo sirnulations are attached at Exhibit N. . We.look forward to further review of the application at the Board's Septernber 19,2005 hearing. please do not hesitate to contact me if the Village requires any additional infonnation prior to that time. Sincerely, ?lttu"/+4 Robert W. Burgdorf RWB:tpd Enclosures cc: David Tyler, Village AttorneY R873722.1 s NrxoN PrnsoDy LLp ATTORNEYS AT LAW Clinton Square Post Office Box i051 Rochester, flew york 1 4603-1 OS1 (5Bs) 263-1000 Fax: (585) 263-1600 Direct Di,al: (5S5) 263-1333 E-Mail: rburgdorf@nixonpeabody.com Septernber lS,Z0AS BY FEDERAL EXPRESS Brent Cross, Code Enforcement Officer Village o f, Cayuga Heights Marcham Hall 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, New york 14g50 RE: Application for a Special Permit and site Plan Approval from the VillagePlanning B9?ta by upstate cellular Network, dhiayenzon wireless, toconstruct a 120' wireless telecommunications facility off pleasant Grove Roadin the Viilage of Cayuga Heights, New york Dear Mr. Cross: At the village.Boq{'s August 15, 2005 hearing on the above-referenced matter, theBoard requested certain additionailnformation as follows : 1" The Board asked for addition al".propagatron information showing that therequested 120 foot height was the minimum heighi ,,""."rru.y to provide service. Enclosed atExhibit M is the propagation study showing wha=t the coverage footprint would look like at 100feet (versus the 120 fe& that is ptbpor"al. Also included in Exhibiiu is another copy of thepropagation at 120 feet for the Board's convenience for comparison purposes" The primarycoverage deficiencies resulting from a decrease ir th;;r;;osed 120, height are visible on thepiots to the northeast, east and southwest of the proposed ,it". e. the anienna centerline goesdown to 100' the coverage footprint shrinks, te:wing "ou".ug. holes and reducing call capacity tounacceptabie levels. - 2" Cingular.Wireless has approached the Village and indicated that it, too, needs afacility in the area. As the Viliage .n"ourug", c,o_location, it wanted to ensure that Verizonwireless'proposed monopole would work for cingular as well. The Board asked yenzonwireless to confirm whether cingurar wourd be abie to use the proposed tower. verizon wireless has contacted cingular', and spoke_with Jim Finigan, who is responsiblefor cingular's caytrga Heights project. He ionfirmed that the proposed facility would work forcingular at an antennae height or ioo' verizon lffireless has made this height on the monopoleavailable for Cingular. R873'122.1 ^'$'ll6i,:: ^:I ' B?i'i?) &i'.,"?V'ii'l';],il,f,il],?,T ll'l',i],,;lli'll1,l'll?'.'-kijii,;lii^:\11,.,;i',ffi,ii,til,i.;i i^,;il,,,,^ili;Ii", J ar= A:7 iri t:?g: 4: iiir{ i1x NlxoN Prneoov l-l-P Brent Cross, Code Enforcement Officer Septernber 15,2005 Page2 I 3" Photo simulations were included with the original submission from viewpoints surrounding the tower. However, the Board asked for an additional photo sirnulation from a partio,iar residential area, along"Pleasant Grove Lane." On September 6,2005, Verizon ivireless' engineers flew another test balloon at the pr,oposed height and at the proposed location of the facllity, and prepared photo simulations showing what the monopole would look like frorn Pleasant Grove Lane. The photo simulations are attached at Exhibit N. We look forward to further review of the application at the Board's Septernber T9,2005 heaing. Please do not hesitate to contact me if the Village requires any additional information prior to that time. Sincerely, ?"AoouErry Robert Sr. Burgdorf RWB:tpd Enclosures cc: David Tyler, Villags Attomey