Public Meeting to be Held to Discuss Proposed Communications Tower

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Public Meeting to be Held to Discuss Proposed Communications Tower
ANNAPOLIS — A public meeting will be held on Thursday, January 18 to discuss the proposed replacement of an existing communications tower on Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) property in Kent County. The .83 acres of DNR land, located along Still Pond Neck Road approximately 1.5 miles west of Coleman, currently includes a 180-foot communications tower. Since the existing tower does not have sufficient space for all of the public agencies that require communications access and is not tall enough to provide adequate area coverage, the State is proposing to replace the existing tower with a new 330-foot freestanding tower. The new tower will be installed adjacent to the existing tower (which will then be removed) and will be used by DNR, the Maryland State Police, State Highway Administration and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services.

The public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Betterton Volunteer Fire Company, Kent County Station 5 (2 Howell Point Road, Betterton, MD). DNR officials will be on hand to present the proposal, after which the public will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. For additional information, contact John F. Wilson at (410) 260-8412 or by email at jfwilson@dnr.state.md.us. Written comments should be directed to his attention at Public Lands Policy and Planning, Maryland DNR, Tawes State Office Building E-4, Annapolis, MD 21401. All comments regarding the proposal must be received by the close of business on February 16, 2007.
December 18, 2006
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 449,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov