CELL TOWER: Should be denied

There is ample evidence that lightning strikes are more prevalent within one mile of a tall cellphone tower.

AT&T is asking for a county conditional use permit for a 150-foot lattice work tower near the entrance of Potlatch Hill Road and Sky Harbor Drive.

More than 100 homes are situated uphill from this site.

If a lightning caused fire was to start anywhere near the tower, it would spread uphill and block the only way of escape from Potlatch Hill and the Armstrong Park area.

I hope that the County Commissioners will put the safety of these residents ahead of the AT&T desires.

PAUL ANDERSON

Coeur d’Alene