Friday, July 20, 2012
Application for 10 cell nodes near Vale and Fox Mill roads receives unanimous vote for approval
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a plan for 10 cell nodes in the area around the intersection of Vale and Fox Mill roads Thursday. The cell nodes are part of a distributed antennae system (DAS), or a network of nodes that work together to give coverage to an area. The nodes, from NewPath Networks, provide broadband antennas that can accommodate any wireless carrier, allowing for greater wireless coverage and capacity. "This has been vetted thoroughly through the community," Commissioner John Litzenberger Jr. (Sully) told the community. "They visited the Sully District Council and also they visited some of the homeowners associations out there." Litzenberger referred to a letter received from Fairfax County resident John Farrell…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Planning Commission schedules public hearing on latest proposal July 19
As a proposal for cell nodes in the Vale area moves forward, representatives for NewPath Networks hosted a second public meeting Tuesday to hear feedback and answer questions about the plan. With four residents in attendance, NewPath received little resistance to their plan to place 10 cell nodes as part of a distributed antennae system (DAS), or a network of nodes that work together to give coverage to an area. The nodes provide broadband antennas that can accommodate any wireless carrier, allowing for greater wireless coverage and capacity. The nodes will be built where existing utility or light poles stand, representatives said. Two residents in attendance acknowledged severe reception problems in their homes, but all asked questions …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Tuesday night meeting will be second with the public on 10 proposed nodes in Vale area
NewPath Networks will once again host a public meeting Tuesday with residents about a proposal for 10 cell nodes in the area around the intersection of Vale and Fox Mill roads. The 7 p.m. meeting will be hosted Tuesday at Navy Elementary School on West Ox Road in Fairfax to address the public's concerns and questions about a proposal that would place cell nodes atop existing utility and light poles along Vale Road, Fox Mill Road, Helmont Drive and Cobb Hill Lane to create better coverage. The cell nodes are part of a distributed antennae system (DAS), or a network of nodes that work together to give coverage to an area. The nodes provide broadband antennas that can accommodate any wireless carrier, allowing for greater wireless coverage …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Miller Heights, History Drive neighbors say structures work against character of the area
As a neighborhood, Miller Heights decided against above-ground power lines to avoid detracting from the look of the neighborhood. Neighbors have also decided against a walking path or sidewalk because they did not want a paved gravel look along the roads. It even took the association 15 years to put up a sign outside the neighborhood because they wanted to get the proper look to match the community's aesthetics. And when residents heard three light structures were being proposed in the neighborhood, they worried about the effect on the aesthetic character of the neighborhood they've worked so hard to protect. About 30 people gathered at Waples Mill Elementary School on Tuesday night to hear about NewPath Networks' plan to install four cell…
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
NewPath Networks representatives meet with residents about distributed antennae system
Representatives from NewPath Networks met little resistance to their plan to place 10 cell nodes for a distributed antennae system (DAS) in Oakton at a community meeting Monday. As Ed Donohue, of the law firm Donohue & Stearns and representative for NewPath, explained the need for DAS in the Vale community area, the six residents in attendance peppered him with questions about safety and sustainability in the 90-minute meeting. Gregory Tully, managing director of infrastructure development for Network Building & Consulting, and Bob Ritter, manager of land use with Crown Castle, were on hand to help Donohue answer questions. The nodes would provide broadband antennas that can accommodate any wireless carrier, allowing for greater wireless …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Company seeks to improve bandwidth capacity in Vale community
Residents in the Vale Road-Fox Mill Road area of Oakton received a letter last week inviting them to a community meeting on a proposal for cell nodes. NewPath Networks, represented by the law firm Donohue and Stearns, is in the process of submitting an application to Fairfax County that would call for 10 cell nodes where existing utility and light poles stand along Vale Road, Fox Mill Road, Helmont Drive, Cobb Hill Lane and Vale Station Road. See the list below for approximate addresses. Ed Donohue, of Donohue & Stearns, said he met with Planning Commissioner John Litzenberger (Sully) to discuss community outreach. Litzenberger suggested NewPath meet with the community long before the public hearing. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. …
joanna walker
8:32 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
We need better coverage in this area. My cell phone won't work in my house which is very annoying. more ›