Lake Wales Wireless--a/k/a Kay c Net?

If these requirements apply to the present Communication Towers in SLR, who is paying this bill, the Internet Corporation or SLohA.

Also if the guy wires supporting said towers need to be inside of the fenced area, that would be 5 ugly sites with a very large foot print. That may lead to removing the present towers, that need to be supported. And maybe erecting 5 free standing towers, which have a much larger base and do not require any guy wires. The 6' fence would then have a smaller foot print on our parks appearance.

My suggestion would be to remove them from our community. All of this for 120 present WiFi subscribers in SLR. This is just not right, the cheese has definitely slid in our lap.
What a shame !

Dick Tracy posted:

Good point--it appears that the Polk County requirements for permits to erect towers is awesomely expensive and detailed and that the current configuration would consume a LOT of real estate!  If Polk County refuses to issue permit(s), our leaders might decide to pay for the re-configuration of some or all the KCN towers to "free-standing".  A heavy duty 100' self supporting tower runs around $5-6000 before delivery and installation.  Here is some information about free-standing communications towers.




Here is the size of the hole in the ground required to support one of these babies!   

Here is the base foundation

Here is a 50' section ready to be anchored to the base.  Wow these can be erected to 400 feet!  I wonder if that will that satisfy KCNetwork's mission to establish "commercial quality internet" for Polk County?

My bad. I was under the impression that the 120 number was the off season count (year round) KCNet subscribers. Thanks for setting the record straight.

Does anyone know if these fence requirements pertain to the towers in SLR?

Many folks are unaware of the real reason why xxxxxxxxx was closed. This was mostly due to some of the influences xxxxx imposed on xxxxxxxx  and the business relationships they held. The owner of xxxxxxxxx  was always assured that xxxxxxx never wanted to be in the wireless internet business. The owner of xxxxxxxxxx   made large investments into towers, erection of towers, maintenance, agreements with providers and land owners to have an internet business. Constant pressure was put on xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  and their owners to either keep the price of the internet at $35 per month or lower.  xxxxxxx maintained this pricing for the 10 years while it was in business. However given the constant increase in costs and equipment it was only a matter of time until this financial level would fail. The owner of xxxxxxxxxxx  even gained other employment to try and keep the business afloat only to be sabatoged and taken out of the picture completely.


The towers and gear were damaged by vandals at multiple sites, tower owners were contacted and told xxxxxxxxx would soon be out of business, and the internet supplier was even contacted and told to discontinue service on circuits' xxxxxxxxxxxxxx had purchased to run their business. As you can only imagine, it was not long until the owners of xxxxxxxxxx  could no longer fund the business and was eventually forced out.

It was only later that it was discovered who the real person was behind these constant mishaps that caused xxxxxxxxx  to fold. Hence the birth of xxxxxxxxxx service brought to you by xxxxxx. Not only did xxxxx force the shutdown of a hard working business family, but also took over the assets they work hard to build. The towers built by xxxxxxxx  costs over $100k to build and xxxxxxxx acquired them by being decisive and at no cost to them out of pocket. After learning xxxxx past, one must not be surprised at his horrible business tactics and what he does to steal from an honest person. Unfortunately the damage is done and many people suffered from the fall out. All one can hope is that the madness stops and xxxx is locked behind bars once and for all.

Editor:  I had to do some serious editing of this post before approving it because it contained many unsubstantiated statements about specific businesses and persons.  It is my feeling that the person posting this detailed content has "inside" information.  As suggested by the thread's name, I have long suspected that there is much more to be learned about the sudden disappearance of one business and the almost immediate replacement by another business.  The story will emerge one day.

As an Insider with detailed information on the relationship of LWW and Mr stab I would be glad to share details about how Mr stab destroyed a great business so he could take over and capitalize on something he put no blood, sweat, and tears into.  Please ask your questions and Ill answer them as time allows. 

I have first hand knowledge over conversations and a 3rd party whiteness as to the conversations that took place with Mr stab. stab was consistently dabbling in a business he knew nothing about and stating if rates were increased at all he would be forced to start up a competitive operation. The rate was 35$ per month plus tax it was 37.50. Buy 5 months get sixth free. Buy 10 months get two free. Made the deal even better dropping the rate to around 26.75 per month.

At one point in time an office manager pulled me into their office and stated that Mr stab had voiced concerns over LWW. Making comments that the gear on the tower was not industrial grade, service was poor at best, customer service was horrible. I believe customers felt differently and based on what i read still feel LWW was a way better option. It was not long after this discussion that it was realized other discussions were taking place for stab to invest in LWW or become their largest competitor. After being turned down as an investor the gloves came off. In the end Mr stab won.

Its very disheartening to know that the madness continues and all we can do is hope for the best. There are some great alternatives available to the Park that would provide internet, tv, and voice. It would just take a commitment from the people and the part to see it to fruition. SB is a great community with some awesome people.

Robber berns stab and Norly D.Brnd are not your friend.

They are 2 of the players, with a Get Out Of Jail Free Pass. The Truth will come to light in time.