 Although there was public opposition to the proposal, Cellular One stated that local sentiment was not a factor in its decision against building the tower.In 1995 the mountain was studied by the New York Public Service Commission to determine a possible route for new transmission lines laid by a local energy utility.The body of a 25-year-old substitute teacher from Kingston, Amy Glauner, was found on Joppenbergh after an October 1998 search.