To the editor:

The recent editorial regarding possible liquor license violations at the Oread Hotel make people suspicious about the community benefit of this project that was supported by the KU provost’s office and the KU Alumni Association. Are these institutions still supporting the way the hotel is operated?

The City Commission voted unanimously for The Oread during the approval process, overturning the no votes of the Historic Resources Commission. Some would suggest a second look at code interpretations regarding The Cave, The Oread rooftop, and the large deck not readily accessed from a hook and ladder truck.

The four tall cell phone towers, emitters of electro-magnetic flux, “slipped through” the approval process by the planning office. The American Cancer Society is only concerned about people on the same level as the cell phone tower itself. “When a cellular antenna is mounted on a roof, it is possible that a person on the roof could be exposed to RF levels greater than those typically experienced on the ground. Exposure levels approaching or exceeding Federal Communications Commission’s safety guidelines are only likely to be found very close to and directly in front of the antennas. If this is the case, then access to those areas should be limited.

Was it worth a 20-year tax incentive? For whom? Stay tuned.