There's controversy in the Adirondack Mountains after Nextel Partners' proposal to build a 114-foot tower to bring cellular phone service to customers along the east portion of New York's Lake George, according to the Associated Press.There's controversy in the Adirondack Mountains Adirondack Mountains (ăd'ərŏn`dăk), mountain mass, NE N.Y., between the St. Lawrence valley in the north and the Mohawk valley in the south; rising to 5,344 ft (1,629 m) at Mt. Marcy, the highest point in the state. after Nextel Partners' proposal to build a 114-foot tower to bring cellular phone service to customers along the east portion of New York's Lake George Lake George, village (1990 est. pop. 1,100), seat of Warren co., E N.Y.; inc. 1903. Situated on the southern tip of Lake George in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . The tower, 30 feet taller than nearby trees, would be painted brown and camouflaged with fake branches to disguise it as a white pine. The "tree" would be placed on forested Pilot Knob, which is up Buck Mountain, a popular spot with artists. Nextel says its tower will be "unobtrusive"; opponents call it "Frankenpine." Brian Houseal of The Adirondack Council told AP that having the fake tree towering above Signal Knob was akin to "painting a beard and mustache on the Mona Lisa." |
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