COLOR THE IDEA BAD

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: November 17, 1995 | Copyright information

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-17-1995
COLOR THE IDEA BAD -- 297-FOOT RADIO TOWERS OF ANY HUE ARE EYESORES
Date: 11-17-1995, Friday
Section: OPINION
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early

GOVERNMENT has a natural tendency to gloss over problems, but a
state bureaucrat has taken the art form to new levels with his ruling on
a controversial proposal to build three radio towers on a ridge near the
Ringwood Manor Historic District.

James Hall, a historic preservation official for the Department of
Environmental Protection, rightly decided that the ...

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