PRC said "The FIRST thing to do is identify a "public need...."
But he's got the Horse before the cart:
Whose "need" is larger here:
Gladys?
Or the Hams?
The Aesthetics of the HOA Gladys Kravitz types have so far been put first.
But does her "need" outweigh the Ham having an antenna?
No. That's what she simply "wants" and does not need.
Where is HER "public need" not to see an antenna?
It doesn't exist!
And government statutes on that one? No, they don't exist, either. Not one iota.
However, we DO have a need for a trained pool of people in the radio art.
And it's ALL spelled out in Part 97!
Thus, Gladys does NOT have a right to impose ANYTHING that curtails that trained pool,
Ever. GLADYS needs curtailment here, and NOT the Ham!
The same can be said of Cell Towers, where Gladys wants 5G service, but not a tower in HER backyard!
Why, in here West Palm Beach (where Gladys lives) THAT kind of stuff needs to be on the "other side of town!"
Irrational "wants" and "needs" on the part of Gladys? I Think So!
So her "wants" and "needs" don't correlate. This is because they are not rational, because SHE is not rational.
When you begin to see a Spoiled Impetant Child in Big Girls Clothes, you begin to see more clearly.
Thus is the case... And it's time to stop cowtowing to Gladys. Been High Time, for Years. This is True for Gladys Kravitz types of BOTH genders.
Don't worry...She will get over it, before moving on to some more "important" issues, like if plastic bags and soda straws should be made illegal. Or a whole host of other "important issues" to deal with in her "busy" life.
73 DE W8LV