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Public Hearing for Lake Braddock Cell Tower Set for Thursday

The 130-foot tall monopole would be built near the baseball or football fields on the grounds of Lake Braddock Secondary School.

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Burke residents will have the chance to voice their opinions about AT&T's proposal to build a 130-foot tallĀ cell phone tower on the grounds of Lake Braddock Secondary School (LBSS)Ā at a public hearing in front of the Fairfax County Planning Commission on Thursday, Sept. 19.

The Planning Commission meetingĀ will begin at 8:15 p.m.Ā in the board auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, located atĀ 12000 Government Center Pkwy inĀ Fairfax.

The proposal for the monopoleĀ was first introduced to residents back in May during a community meeting atĀ Kings Park Library led byĀ Milestone Communications, who is representing AT&T.

Originally, AT&T proposed building the poleĀ near the parking lot by the LBSS baseball field located atĀ 9200 Burke Lake Road. After reviewing feedback received during the community meeting and at a balloon fly event in June, Milestone announced an alternative location near the LBSS football field.

With the new location, which is now the official location on file with Fairfax County,Ā the equipment for the pole would be placed on an existing light pole that would beĀ replaced with aĀ thicker pole to properlyĀ support the weight of the monopole equipment.

Residents interested in speaking at the public hearing can call the Planning Commission Office at 703-324-2865 or register to speakĀ online through the Planning Commission's website. Residents have until 3 p.m. on Sept. 19 to register to speak.

For more information, visitĀ www.lakebraddockwirelesspole.com.

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