Peters Residents Question Cell Tower Construction Again

Residents on Druid Drive in Peters Township once again questioned council on several issues relating to a new cell tower proposed on their street. AT&T has applied to install a co-located cell tower to expand capacity on its already existing cell antenna. Representatives from Diamond Communications and AT&T presented to council their plans for the project. At issue with residents are lingering feelings about the last time an upgrade was done on the same electrical tower for Verizon. Tony Brown spoke of how ugly the current project is, with cabling draped on the outside of the structure. He delved deeply into safety issues during construction, damaged personal property, damaged roads and deep trenches left open for months before being filled. He seeks a more deeply involved council to make sure these problems are not repeated. Council was looking to be more proactive in adding conditions to the building permit before it would be issued. Conditions added to the application are a $50,000 bond if properties are not repaired, a township copy of the close out report filed by the construction company to AT&T, and a precise construction schedule sent out to all residents of Druid Drive that live between its two intersections with Fireside Drive. The schedule for construction is to last seven weeks with a start date sometime in September.