Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Representatives for the company gave an updated presentation to the Mason District Land Use Committee Tuesday evening in Annandale.
Representatives from AT&T returned to Mason District Tuesday evening to discuss the company's proposed 128-foot cell tower, which is to be constructed in the Parklawn community, with residents and the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) at the Mason District Governmental Center in Annandale. The cell tower, if the application is approved, would be located at 6011 Crater Pl., just outside West End Alexandria, near the Parklawn Pool. “We are trying to address a coverage gap, but we are also trying to keep up with customer demand,” said AT&T representative Ed Donohue. Increasing customer demand for data, Donohue added, is what’s driving the demand for better coverage. Some residents at the meeting complained that AT&T’s goal with the …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Representatives from AT&T presented their plans for the cell tower, which would be located on the property of the Parklawn pool.
About 75 Parklawn residents and concerned community neighbors joined representatives from AT&T at Tuesday night’s Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) meeting at the Mason District Governmental Center to discuss the proposed AT&T 128-foot cell tower. The tower, which is a “monopine,” or a cell tower disguised as a redwood tree, will be located at 6011 Crater Place in Mason District, just outside West End Alexandria, if the application is approved. AT&T representative Ed Donohue gave the presentation and said customer complaints about the lack of coverage in the area prompted the company’s decision to construct a tower in the neighborhood. Donohue said finding an appropriate location was difficult due to the challenging topography of …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Community remains divided about cell tower at Parklawn pool.
AT&T representatives answered questions about a proposed 183-foot cell tower on the grounds of the Parklawn Recreation Association Thursday evening but failed to win over those staunchly opposed to the tower. AT&T held the informational meeting at George Mason Regional Library in Annandale. The company plans to construct the tower, which will be disguised as a treepole, at 6011 Crater Place, just outside West End Alexandria. Community members remain divided about the tower’s future. Becky Choi, a local resident protesting the tower, said AT&T representatives provided some good additional data. “We’ve been waiting a long time for some of what they provided,” Choi said. “We had some specific letters we sent to them and they would not respond…
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Over the weekend, residents were able to see the approximate location and height of a proposed cell tower at the Parklawn Recreation Association.
Residents of the neighborhood around Parklawn Recreation Association in Mason District looked skyward early Saturday morning as a large red helium balloon marked the approximate height and location of a proposed cell tower. AT&T is proposing to build a 183-foot monopole cell phone tower. The “monopole” would be a cell phone tower designed like a tree with a three-foot tree canopy on top. A large chain-link fence would surround the area. Wind conditions and terrain prevented AT&T from placing the balloon exactly where the tower would be located—the wind pushed the balloon slight northwest of its actual location. (See the map in the media box at right.) As cars drive down the hill to Parklawn pool, the cell tower itself would be just after …
Vincent Careatti
3:08 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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