Tag: cell towers
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Freehold Township fails residents in long-standing cell tower battle
By Ron Saputo Unfortunately, it appears we are at the end of the road in our fight to prevent the construction of a 128-foot-tall cell tower on residential property at 169 Robertsville Road in Freehold Township. Township Administrator Peter Valesi authorized the granting of a work permit to T-Mobile to build the tower, despite the…
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Resident asks for assistance in ongoing fight against cell tower
Editors’s note: Maria Saputo of Freehold Township presented the following statement to Freehold Township officials during the Nov. 26 meeting of the Township Committee. By Maria Saputo I am here again to put on record, on behalf of the concerned citizens of Freehold Township, our objections regarding erecting a 128-foot-tall cell tower at 169 Robertsville…
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Residents press Freehold Township to keep fighting proposed cell tower
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A petition for certification from the Freehold Township Planning Board which asks the state Supreme Court to review litigation regarding a proposed cellular communications tower is pending after the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division ruled T-Mobile could construct the tower. Municipal officials stated during a Nov. 26 Township Committee meeting that…
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Superior Court judge grants stay to preclude construction of cell tower
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A stay to halt T-Mobile’s construction of a cellular communications tower at 169 Robertsville Road, Freehold Township, has been granted by the New Jersey Superior Court until litigation involving the cell tower concludes. The court granted the stay on March 4, according to Township Administrator Peter Valesi. Valesi said T-Mobile did not…
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Jackson zoning board denies application for cell tower on Cassville Road
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment have denied an applicant’s request to construct a wireless telecommunications facility in a residential zone on Cassville Road. T-Mobile Northeast LLC/Eco Site LLC/Pyramid Network SVS LLC sought a use variance from the board to construct a 100-foot-tall monopole in a zone in which such a…
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Jackson zoners deny cell tower on West Veterans Highway
JACKSON- The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has denied an applicant’s request to construct a wireless telecommunications facility in a residential zone on West Veterans Highway. T-Mobile Northeast LLC/Eco Site LLC/Pyramid Network SVS LLC sought a use variance in order to construct a 100-foot-tall monopole in a zone in which such a structure is not…
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Planner calls Manalapan parcel suitable for cell tower
MANALAPAN – A planner testifying on behalf of Verizon Wireless said that with “reasonable conditions” imposed, the visual impact associated with the proposed construction of a cellular communications monopole can be mitigated. Planner William F. Masters Jr. was the final witness called by attorney Lynne Dunn on Nov. 30 as a public hearing resumed before…
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Fair Haven organization hosts presentation about bald eagles
FAIR HAVEN With technological improvements helping volunteers keep track of the United States most iconic birds, Zoologist Robert Somes explained the “New Jersey Bald Eagle Project” to residents. The presentation was sponsored by the Monmouth County Audubon Society, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, which is dedicated to the enjoyment and study of nature, wildlife…