A
proposed cell phone tower that was going to be built in Columbia, South
Carolina and disguised as a flag pole has been rejected due to opposition
received from local neighborhood associations. The Columbia Board of Zoning
Appeals voted 4-2 against the construction of the cell tower because of its
aesthetics, height, and scale.
Jack Kuenzie reported on wistv.com that Clear Talk representative Mike Feigenbaum said that, “"All the antennas are going to be located inside the
pole and you know there's a nice ball on top like you see on every flag pole
and we fly the American flag." Despite the attempt Clear Talk made to
disguise the tower they will have to go back to the drawing board and try to
find a new location for the tower. The previous location was several blocks
from some of Columbia’s oldest neighborhoods, Elmwood Park, and Cottontown,
which upset residents because they believed it would detract from the
appearance of the town.
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