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or actually we couldn't find one that was a steel monopine. The towers that failed mostly were <br />self-supporting, lattice -type towers, and those were, probably fell because they were not <br />maintained. The case on the tower foundation is huge. If you saw it, you would probably not <br />have as big a concern as you do. It's huge. And, then there are huge steel bolts that bolt this <br />tower to the ground. <br />CLARKSON: To the ground. <br />MARTIN: So, II'm not aware of any failure from a steel monopole falling down. <br />CLARKSON: Ok, then one last concern I have. The folic pine branches <br />MARTIN: —Yes. <br />CLARKSON: —that are attached to the tower, are those designed to break away in hurricanes? <br />Remain with the tower? Are they hinged? <br />MARTIN: There—they are designed to stay with the tower. <br />CLARKSON: They will stay with the tower? <br />MARTIN: Mm-hm, and they have the same wind standards <br />CLARKSON: —They have the same wind standard as the <br />MARTIN: the antennas, yes. <br />CLARKSON: As the tower itself. <br />MARTIN: And these, these towers are typically designed to withstand more wind than what's <br />required because we build them for the possibility of co -location for future, you know, future <br />antennas for co -location standards to comply with the zoning department's policy that we design <br />for future carriers. So, most probably, this, this tower will be designed for two to three carriers. <br />CLARKSON: And—and, the extra antennas would put more wind load on the towers so you <br />start out with a much— <br />MARTIN: That's right— <br />CLARKSON: higher standard than <br />MARTIN: That's right <br />CLARKSON: required by this permit. <br />MARTIN: Mm-hm. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />5 <br />