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Minutes · Apr 20, 2017

April 20, 2017

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Mr. Wenzel asked Mr. Penesso if they looked at southwest as a potential site; he said yes but the topography drops in that direction. Phillip Davies approached the podium and stated that he lives at 12 Fairview Avenue. He asked Mr. Penesso if Verizon also has this problem; he said he does not know. Mr. Davies asked Mr. Penesso why this area is so important to AT&T; he said because there is unreliable coverage in this area. Mr. Steinhart asked Mr. Penesso how far from a cell tower do you have to be to get reliable service; he said the rule of thumb is one mile. Mr. Steinhart asked Mr. Penesso what is the approximate distance from the monopole to the area that they want to reach; he referred to Exhibit A-2 and said one mile or so to the south. Ms. Gabry asked Mr. Penesso if there are any utility poles in the area; he said no. There were no further questions for Mr. Penesso. Mr. Quinn called his next witness. Petros Tsoukalas approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Tsoukalas detailed his professional background as a civil engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey. Chairman Neuer stated that Mr. Tsoukalas is accepted as an expert licensed civil engineer. Mr. Tsoukalas presented sheet Z-1 of the site plan with a revision date of February 2, 2017 that was marked as Exhibit A-6 for identification. Mr. Tsoukalas detailed the exhibit and stated that they are proposing a monopole with a lightning tod on the top of it. He said that they changed the original proposed location of the monopole and moved it as far away as possible from the neighbors. Mr. Tsoukalas said that they added two parking spaces to make up for the two parking spaces that they will be utilizing for the location of the pole so they did not lose the two parking spaces. Mr. Tsoukalas presented sheet Z-4 of the partial site plan with a revision date of February 2, 2017 that was marked as exhibit A-7 for identification and detailed where they are placing the 14

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