Cell Tower Up for Discussion Thursday
The township committee may introduce ordinance for the cell tower as early as Thursday's meeting.
The proposed cell tower at Esternay Field is up for discussion at the Chatham Township Committee meeting Thursday. Residents have voiced strong opposition to the temporary cell tower, which, if approved, will be installed in Esternay Field where a children's playground is currently located. The Chatham Township Committee approved a public bid for the tower at their Sept. 27 meeting by a vote of 3-1. The tower was proposed by T-Mobile, whose experts told the township that an area of about 1.3 miles in eastern Chatham Township and New Providence would lose service if the tower was not installed. T-Mobile usually puts its cell towers on top of PSE&G towers. During PSE&G's North Central Reliability Project, they have to remove their towers and…
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Jill Perrin
8:18 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
I READ THIS FROM A SEPT 14 PATCH ARTICLE: "Chatham Township Attorney said he believes T-Mobile has found an alternative site for their temporary cell tower. "They're looking at upper Esternay Field, by the power lines," Woodward said. "There's a small playground up there. It's graded and flat, it's a good location for this tower." I WOULD HOPE ANY OF US WOULD RE-WRITE THIS COMMENT AS: "There's a … more ›