[Rfu-barnraising] Tower Permit Update

[btaylor at prairienet.org]

hi mike,

i can probably get the tower, cuz it'd be a good excuse to check out the
il river valley, etc.  but, you'd hafta pay for diesel, at abt 25 mpg, and
i eat a ton.

la lucha sigue!  bill


> It now appears that the city will require a special use permit for the
> towerr. I got them the paperwork they need for this. I think they said
> the hearing date will be Oct. 20, but I 'll get an update on that when
> things are set-up. So we are still on schedule as far as that part of
> the process is concerned, but it will require a bit more work to get the
> ducks lined up. There are no problems expected, but like all processes
> subject to political pressures, one can't be overconfident yet.
>
> Also, I contacted the nearest Rohn tower dealer and they are putting a
> quote together. I should have that by the end of the week to verify it
> covers what we need. The cost for the tower itself will be about $1,000.
> The dealer is located in the Quad Cities area and we could save a
> substantial sum if someone has a pickup and can take the day off to
> drive over and pick the tower components up. It will be a couple of
> weeks before this needs to be done, but if there is anyone that can
> volunteer to pick this stuff up, I'm sure we can pay for the gas and buy
> you lunch in exchange.
> Mike Lehman
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