Cell phone coverage in the Adirondacks, almost non-existent is some places, has been a topic of controversy for several years. Last week a man died in a car accident on I-87 in an area with no cell phone coverage. Probably a needless death. There are several reasons for the lack of cell towers in the Adirondacks: economic, aesthetic, environmental, legal, but mostly political. The Adirondack State Park is, after all, forever wild by State Constitutional edict.
Many people don't want to see the towers breaking the skyline in wilderness areas. Even if they are disguised. Here are several pictures of disguised cell phone towers. I've seen many of these while driving through the White Mts. of New Hampshire. They were easy to spot, but mainly because they towered above the other trees on either side. But they looked like trees (unlike the pictures above). We need cell phone coverage in the Adirondacks. Let's not wait for another needless death.
3 comments:
Towers that at least covered the Northway would be fantastic!!
I agree 100% they are much needed in todays world.
Two comments: First, it is not accurate to say that the "The Adirondack State Park is, after all, forever wild by State Constitutional edict." The constitution provision applies to the Forest Preserve, not to the rest of the Park, which is roughly half private land and thus not subject to forever wild.
Second, though it seems heartless, can we really eliminate every possible risk ? Is it worth it? What is lost by having cell towers on every ridge?
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