Showing posts with label Charlie Donahue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlie Donahue. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Looking for Alternative Cell Tower Sites

After the December 15 ZBA hearing, during which alternative sites to Melville Hill were discussed for the first time, we prepared ourselves for the next hearing on January 5 by trying to find independent Radio Frequency (RF) consultants who could help us locate other potential sites. By law, AT&T would have to pay for this consultant.

Sensitive to the concerns of Granite Lake residents, some of the ZBA members were also trying to find alternate sites.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

AT&T's Balloon Test & Growing Cell Tower Protest

After the first hearing on November 10, 2010, my husband and I got together with a group of neighbors to discuss the proposed cell tower and what might happen at the next hearing. Since it was clear that health risks were off the table, we focused mostly on ecological and aesthetic concerns.

Not long afterwards, on November 21, 2010, AT&T did a balloon test on Melville Hill. What we saw shocked us. We drove around Granite Lake and took pictures from various angles, then sent them to neighbors. One of our neighbors