Replace lost response file

In an un-explained computer clitch, the original Publius posting
entitled "Statue? Monument? ....Or Cell Tower?" got erased,
along with its response comments. While Publius tries to find
a copy of his original posting to re-post, fortunately, Ulysses
happened to have a print-out of response comments to that
Publius posting, so we can re-create, at the present time, at
least the response postings.

anonymous said...
Witholding information, giving misleading information, and
fabricating information are tactics frequently used by those
with a personal, political or financial objective. Doesn't
surprise me what has been described.

Jan. 17, 2007 5:31 AM


Publius said...
Evidently there is a petitioned warrant article to have true experts
in the field of communications look at this and determine A) if
there is truely a need. B) how great a need. C) how best to fill that
need (at least two options), and D) if a tower is needed, where
does it need to go and why, and how high and at what cost?
It is the opinion of this blog that these issues need to be studied
by people without an interest in the outcome, for the protection of
the townspeople.

Jan. 17, 2007, 7:53 PM

anonymous said....
Atkinson Residents, do not believe everything that you see here
in this type of blog. The assumptions and coward remarks made
by a select few, who also have had the opportunity to get involved
and be part of the solution should be ignored and discounted.
Publius, if you spent your time being a positive role model or
influence, I bet you could be a great asset to the Town. But egos
and arrogance get in the way....

Jan. 24, 2007 2:00PM

Publius said....
Welcome, Anonymous. I can see that you do not understand the
purpose of this blog, nor the objective. The purpose here is to
have a conversation about town politics. As you can see, we only
moderate comments for use of language and tone, not ideology.
Further, on this blog we do not call names, nor make broad
unsubstantiated assertions about subjects about which we are
ignorant.
As we have stated before, Publius is not one person, but a pen
name under which many people are contributing, much as the
original appearance of Publius in American Politics.

You decry this blog and its management and purpose, but you
present no facts, no substantiation. This sounds similar to when
our board of selectmen use public meetings to slander residents
who disagree with them, offering no facts, merely editorial. If you
can find facts that this blog has stated which are inaccurate, please
reveal them and if you are correct we will apologize on this blog.
If you find analysis or commentary with which you disagree,
speak up civilly and we can have a conversation about it.
We welcome debate on the issues as long as it occurs in public.
It is the secrecy and back room deals with which we have problems.

January 24, 2007, 6:38 PM


bridgehead 03 said....

I have been an Atkinson Resident for over 20 yrs. My wife and I
moved here because it was a quaint New England Village with
really nice Villagers living in it. I remember the old Grange, the
stone walls, the country roads, the nice schools, and low tax rates.
These were all reasons why we settled here even though I was
traveling around the world in my job.

The reason Atkinson is Atkinson is because years ago the Town
Fathers had the foresight to hire Hans Klunder, a Master Planner,
who established growth rules to keep the Town a New England
Village. These rules have stood the test of time. Even after 4
Condo Projects and a Golf Course, the Town has managed to keep
its New England Charm. The new Town Hall, Dow Common, new
Fire Station, Police station, Recreation Center and modifications
to Atkinson Academy were all painstakinlly planned for. The
latest town modification, the new Library, has been in the
planning process for over 5 yrs and by the looks of things will
be a facility the town can be proud of.

This brings me to the latest Tower of Babble issues.

The three Stooges and their henchmen are wanting to deface
our town center and spend $300K plus of our hard earned Tax
Money, all in the name of Police Safety. I worry about people
who repeatedly use the "putting our life on the line" syyndrome,
which has become very popular since 9-11. I'm not sure Lt.
Baldwin or Selectman Sapia even know what that means. If the
problem is so critical and dangerous, did I miss the Emergency
Town Meeting to rectify the problem? While this issue will take
at least 18 months to resolve, what action has Lt. Baldwin taken
to protect his men and us? Jack and Billy have both stated we
must have a Cell Phone Tower in the center of town at any cost
in order to be safe? I just don't understand the problem. It really
doesn't matters though, because the Cell Phone Tower is the
answer. Did you know there are at least 5 Cell Phone Towers
within 5 nm of Atkinson, but I guess they can't save us because
they're busy.

In the 20 yrs I've lived in town I've not heard that we have had
a Communication problem. I haven't heard the Fire Department
or DPW complain that this is an issue. As a matter of fact, the
Police Chief on several occasions has stated that he has great
radio coverage from his mobile Vehicle Radios throughout
Town. So again, what is the problem? What are the operational
requirements? What are the technical requirements? What are
the future needs? What about the NH Emergency Network?
How much does this all cost? Can we get a HLS Grant? All
great questions and the six page folder stuffer Billy and the
boys generated doesn't even begin to address these things.
The issue, as I understand, is that the Police 5 watt portable
hand-held radios don't work well in some spots in town. I
guess Lt. Baldwin wants to be able to talk to the Chief as he
performs horse-mounted patrols throughout the Village.

This problem can all be simply solved without a Tower.
This is not a Line of Sight issue. A taller tower doesn't fix this
problem. The Town needs to build a Town Communication
system that takes in all the Town's Communication Require-
ments, not just a special interest group's idea of a good deal.
By putting repeaters in the vehicles and at Busby's Cell Phone
Tower (354ft) along with a Base Station/Repeater at the Fire
Station (418ft), a tower is not required. The cost for this is
easily under $75K.
This issue, like everything else we have done, needs to be
studied by competent Technical Communication Engineers
before some good- doers ruin our New England Village.

Jan. 24, 2007 4:56 PM