Bring your binoculars.
The 150-foot-tall Bradenton Beach cell tower is slated for installation Thursday, Sept. 11, according to Kevin Barile of Florida Tower Partners LLC, which is developing the cell tower site.
There will be quite a bit of activity at the site, which is attached to the city public works building at 400 Church Ave. “We’ll have two cranes, a lot of utility vehicles and a big flatbed that actually brings in the tower steel,” Barile said.
The tower will comprise 33,555 pounds of galvanized steel. It is designed to accommodate the placement of antennas by as many as 10 cellular communication companies.
“The tower steel stacking should happen quite quickly,” Barile said, noting that the assembly will depend on the weather. “Winds and rain being the two big concerns,” he added.
The tower will be in operation within 30-60 days, after the platform is finished and the anchor tenants install equipment, according to James Eatrides of FTP.
In addition to a $320,000 advance payment made June 12, the city will receive quarterly payments amounting to 30 percent of tower revenues for any activated provider companies.
