City of Hampton:
“The City Council will soon act on AT&T's request to
build a 145-foot-tall cellular tower in a Riverdale Christmas tree farm on Tide
Mill Lane. The proposal is facing opposition from some area residents who see
the tower and the technology attached to it as an eyesore in a residential
neighborhood.
The Planning Commission unanimously agreed April 3 to
recommend the tower at 57 Tide Mill Lane be approved. The Riverdale Regional
Civic Association and city planning staff have also backed the request. City
staff directs cell tower proposals to areas where fewer residents are affected
by the infrastructure.
In 2011, community opposition forced the company to pull its
application to build a 120-foot-tell tower at the Elks Lodge, 95 Tide Mill
Lane. In 2009, the phone carrier had also submitted and subsequently removed
its application for a tower at Burbank Elementary School.
The Riverdale Regional Civic Association opposed both
previous proposals. On April 3, the group president Andy Bigelow said the
latest site is the best location for the tower. A date has not yet been set for
the City Council to act on the proposal.”
~Writes the Daily
Press
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