Rural life was 'heaven on Earth' until cell tower went up

31.03.10

My husband and I moved to the country for the same reason most people do. To get away from city life, enjoy the solitude, breathe the fresh air and gaze into the night skies. From our house and backyard we can watch our horses as they graze and play in the pasture. The evenings are filled with the usual sounds of the night along with dark skies and illuminating stars. Heaven on Earth, that is until recently.

While sitting on our couch the other night we noticed a bright red light looming over the tree line that we had never seen before. To our dismay a 295 foot cell phone tower had been erected less than a mile away. Apparently the powers to be and property owner felt this tower would not be seen unless it was specifically looked for, camouflaged by the trees. (Per the meeting minutes.) Does anyone know of any 300 foot tall trees in the area? Only a select few neighbors were personally notified prior to the erection and unless you happened to read the notices section of the paper, in our case the Detroit Lakes paper no less, you would never have known what was about to happen.

Source: DL-Online