letter to the editor
A 5G ‘pole’ response to story, pair of letters
This is in response to the article in the June 25 edition (of farragutpress) by Michelle Hollenhead, and the letters from Jerry Guthrie and Vice Mayor Louise Polvin in that same issue.
If I were living in a subdivision with underground utilities, I can certainly understand folks being upset with the placing of any large above-ground structures in utility easement areas of their properties.
However, I do wish everyone would stop calling the 5G structures “towers.” The utility “pole” next to the road in front of my house is around 36 feet high.
These poles have never been called “towers.”
I’m sure at least one of the reasons some insist on calling the 5G poles towers is the very negative cell tower image it brings to mind. There are real reasons for not wanting these poles; let’s not muddy the waters and stick to them.
One issue that concerns me more which I haven’t seen mentioned: what will happen when carriers other than Verizon want to bring their 5G service to the Town?
Charles Reeves Jr.
Farragut
