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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
MEMORANDUM
TO: Megan Yaniglos
FROM: Margaret Maliszewski
RE: SP- 2011 -23: Hudson (Verizon) and ARB- 2011 -102: Hudson (Verizon)
DATE: October 14, 2011
At the balloon test conducted on October 11, 2011, the balloon was visible:
1) from the on -ramp connecting Rt. 29 South to I64 eastbound,
2) for a brief moment on Rt. 29 South traveling northbound, and
3) from I -64 traveling both eastbound and westbound.
The visibility from the locations described in #1 and #2 above was minimal and is not expected to have a
negative impact on the ECs.
Regarding visibility from the locations described in #3, on I64, there were a few vantage points from which
the balloon was skylit, but the length of the view was brief. Mostly, the balloon was viewed with some tree
backdrop. The backdrop varied with the vantage point; sometimes the trees providing the backdrop were
close -by, others were further away. The total distance along which the balloon was visible was minimal
(generally just in the vicinity of the interchange and approaching the interchange), and visibility is
complicated by the curve in the road, the typical speed of traffic, and the traffic merging on and off the
highway. Given these conditions, in this particular location, the level of visibility of the proposed
monopole extension and antenna installation is not expected to have a negative impact on the Entrance
Corridor.