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Ridgewood zoning board continues discussion on temporary cell tower
TUESDAY MARCH 4, 2014, 12:36 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Discussion continued at the Feb. 25 zoning board meeting on a proposal to place a temporary cell tower at the Exxon Mobil station on Route 17.
Several months ago, AT&T put the tower at the station without zoning board approval. The board was unaware of the tower until they were notified by Albin Court resident Diane Haderthauer at a meeting earlier this year. The board then engaged in discussions with AT&T, and on Feb. 11, the company removed the tower.
A day before, the company submitted an application to the zoning board to place a temporary tower at the same site, Zoning Officer Tony Merlino said. The process has begun to find them a spot on the zoning board’s agenda for a hearing, he said.
According to Merlino, though the application has been submitted, it is not yet complete.
The board’s counsel, Bruce Whitaker, noted that the board could stipulate that the company could leave the tower in that location for “so many months,” and if it’s still there “after X number of months… they would get fined.”
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How about a revolving locations for all new cell towers? We all benefit from having wireless, why should only a few home owners have to deal with any potential consequences?
If it boosts my signal I’ll put one in my backyard .