Sauk County, Wis., opposes communications towers
The bluffs in Sauk County, Wis., may be lovely to look at, but they also create a gap in fire, police and EMS emergency communications in the area. According to WISC, Channel 3000 in Madison, Wis., the county is now trying to fix that gap to make it safer for all residents, but fixing it means erecting more communication towers. One of the towers is proposed to stand in a field near the village of Spring Green, and that is being met with opposition. Concerned members of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board feel that the area is one of the last untouched parts of the Wisconsin River Valley, and they are proposing another plan. Other board members feel the need for safety overrides the need for pristine view. The two sides also disagree on how the tower should look. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=300&ncid=300&e=4&u=/WCVB/20040920/lo_wisc/2379578