[MassHistPres] Section 106 Monopole in Middlesex Fells

[Sarah Korjeff]

Marcia,

Give your assumption there will be visual impact on natural areas and recreational areas, you can question whether the monopole could be shorter and still provide improved coverage for cell service.  You can also question whether this is the only location that can provide the coverage needed.  My guess is that DCR would like to keep it on their land to get the rental income, but perhaps there is another location that can fill the coverage gap yet would have less visual impact.


I hope that's helpful,

Sarah


Sarah Korjeff

Historic Preservation Specialist/Planner

Cape Cod Commission

3225 Main Street/P.O. Box 226

Barnstable, MA  02630

508-362-3828 (front desk)

508-744-1215 (direct)

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Subject: [MassHistPres] Section 106 Monopole in Middlesex Fells

ISO of comments on how to respond to Section 106 letter regarding placement of 120' monopole by Sprint in the Middlesex Fells Reservation.

The Middlesex Fells Reservation contains several thousand acres of woodland,
wetland, and watershed, protected from development and open to the public. It
was pieced together from a wild, rocky landscape previously exploited for its
natural resources: pasture, timber, granite, gravel, waterpower, water, and ice.
Beginning as early as 1869, Elizur Wright and other local residents began
lobbying for the preservation of the Fells. When the Trustees of Reservations was
created in 1891, its first gift of property was Virginia Wood in the Fells. In 1894,
the newly formed MPC acquired 450 acres to create the Middlesex Fells
Reservation. By 1897, the Reservation had grown to more than 3,000 acres.

The 120' monopole is planned for a small vacant spot of land belonging to DCR just west of I-93 South. Spot Pond, so named by Governor Winthrop in 1632, is on the east side of I-93 North. We've asked for a view shed analysis but fully expect the monopole will be visible from the far coast of Spot Pond and Woodland Road that encircles its shoreline as well as three reservoirs to the west.

Marcia M Wengen, Co-hair
Stoneham Historical Commission
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