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have the Keaau-Pahoa Road. This direction towards Pahoa, this direction towards Keaau. The location of this application would be from Keaau-Pahoa Road onto Orchidland, traveling right on th 35 and its three lots in on the right side. Referring to the site plan that has been submitted by the applicant. Theapplicant in this case is Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless. They are submitting a request for a special permit to allow a 104-foot steel telecommunications tower, monopole, along with 12 th panel antennas and related equipment. On 35, which we have identified here, we have the subject parcel which is a 2-acre parcel within the Orchidland Subdivision. The applicants are proposing to utilize 1100 square feet of this 2-acre parcel identified in pink. The driveway to the facility is identified in brown. Looking at more specifics, this is a blown-up shot that shows the equipment area, the location of the tower and, more specifically, its not very easy to see but we have a diagram of what the actual tower looks like. Its a monopole steel tower thats a 100 feet, and then we have 23 of the panel antennas. Looking from a birds eye view it would be in a circle; and these would be in sections of four panels each reaching out. The reason for the request is Verizon Wireless has towers in Mt. View, Keaau, Pahoa. They need to be able to connect their signal between Keaau and Pahoa. This site in Orchidland would be ideal for being able to bring their coverage together in that area. The Planning Director is recommending approval of this request. And the Planning Department has received a petition for standing in a contested case from the Orchidland Community Association. Are there any questions? SPRINGER:Commissioners? SIRACUSA:I have, I have a question -. SPRINGER:Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA:Yeah,wereceivedsomethingfromJosephLipinskihere;andhestatesthat cell towers are not shared by providers. Is that true? Is that accurate? DARROW:Im sorry, I just received this correspondence that youre referring to. Youreaskingifthecelltowersarenot,Imsorry-? SIRACUSA:Hisstatementhereiscelltowerserviceisowned/providedbyasingle wireless business and are NOT shared within the highly competitive industry, (i.e. one tower does not serve all providers). So Im asking if that is true. DARROW:Madam Chair, may I answer her? SPRINGER:Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE:I know from experience thats not true. AT&T leases the same, you know, same space from Verizon, because weve had situations like that where AT&T went down. 2EXHIBIT E