Politics & Government
Balloon Float Planned In Brookfield For Proposed Wireless Tower On Hidden Brook Road
Homeland Towers will conduct a balloon test this month in Brookfield to show visibility of a proposed 175-foot wireless tower.
BROOKFIELD, CT — Homeland Towers plans to conduct a balloon float on Nov. 15 to demonstrate the visibility of a proposed wireless facility at 42A Hidden Brook Road.
The test is scheduled to begin around 8 a.m. and continue for several hours, weather permitting. A brightly colored, four-foot-diameter balloon will be raised to a height of 175 feet above ground level to simulate the top of the proposed tower.
The site is located on private property, and the public is not permitted to enter.
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If weather conditions prevent the test from taking place on Nov. 15, it will be rescheduled for Nov. 16, Nov. 22, or Nov. 23, each from 8 a.m. to noon.
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