Residents Object To Cell Antenna In North Strabane

October 16, 2019 4:05 am

Nearly 200 North Strabane Township residents tried to convince officials from Crown Castle Incorporated to move a proposed cellular antenna at a town hall meeting at Frank Sarris Library on Tuesday night. Jonathan Hart, Director of Government Affairs for Crown Castle described the antenna as a small cell node that would be attached to a 33 foot high wooden utility pole. Crown Castle had hoped to be able to attach the antenna to an existing pole, but none had the capacity to house the unit. Residents called for a halt to the installation looking to have it moved to a different location. Engineers for Crown Castle explained that the unit needed to be located in the public right of way on Giffin Ave. to best remedy the cellular traffic issues now being experienced by their clients. The pole would be located between Borland Manor Elementary School and the Canon McMillan Intermediate School. Residents are concerned about the possibility of children developing cancer from RF radiation waves. The concern is born of the incidence of Ewing Sarcoma and other rare children’s cancers that is currently plaguing the Canon McMillan School District.