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Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

FLASHINTHEPAN — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:18 -0000

Would you like one in your backyard?

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

Its_All_Bull — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:27:08 -0000

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Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

happymadison — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:01 -0000

Paine is a resident of Maplewood and he is the one who made the statement about Verizon coverage not the mayor.

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

TheRifleman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:35 -0000

none of what you say is true. This has NOTHING to do with "RF" anything. Check the laws. The only way a municipality can stop cell towers is with zoning restrictions.

Read Methuen's recent ordinance on cell towers (Wireless Communications Facilities - WCF) . You'll see it clearly says "no towers in a residential area". This is NOT a residential area.

The other restrictions that may be applicable are

i) The minimum distance from the base of every Major WCF to any property line or road shall be equal to the height of the tower plus fifty (50) feet including any antennas or other appurtenances.

ii) The minimum distance from the base of every Major WCF shall be at least 500 feet from any residence, historic district, school, playground or recreation center, medical facility or nursing home.

If these conditions are not met, Methuen can deny the application.

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

seealotofthings2 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:13 -0000

Everyone loves their cell phones but no one wants the things needed to make them work located near them.

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

TheRifleman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:06 -0000

According to FEDERAL LAW, cities cannot block cell towers from being built based on supposed MEDICAL or HEALTH RISKS. The reason is that the federal government and its experts have already determined that there is ZERO health risk to residents from cell towers. The only danger is if you walk/stand directly in front of and within ~10-15ft of an antenna while it is transmitting. No one is going to do that unless they climb up a pole.

There is already a city ordinance on cell towers. If this one meets the ordinance, it's going up. Think the council approved it last night....

http://www.ci.methuen.ma.us...

3) Special Permit Granting Authority:
a) The Methuen Community Development Board shall be the Special Permit Granting Authority for any Major WCF.

WCFs are prohibited in all residential districts except that WCFs may be located:
i) in the Rural Residential Zone;
ii) on municipally owned land, a water tank, or an existing WCF or replacement of such facility pursuant to this section;
iii) on a utility transmission tower only if installation on any such utility transmission tower does not extend greater than five (5) feet above the utility transmission tower;

Is this site behind the Quick Stop Variety? If so, it looks as though it's zoned as BN-Neighborhood Business. So you can't stop it based on zoning.

Perhaps T-Mobile can find an existing structure nearby that can be used to still get RF coverage without a monopole. If not, let them put it up. Honestly, it's not going to impact prop values.

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

$417014 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:19:56 -0000

so then why would he HAVE to say verizon
he could have said
another carrier has 100% coverage
but then again what does it matter that any other carrier has 100% coverage when the issue at hand is Tmobile

seems like favoritism to me to 1 company
while dogging another

maybe check the campaign contributions?

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

rma0100 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:28 -0000

There is absolutely no evidence that cell signals cause ANY health problems whatsoever. None!

If radio waves were visible and black it would be dark all the time.

You people simply opose change.

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

trippi3333 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:31:15 -0000

every one wants service but no one want a tower.

Re: Neighbors, city officials fight cell tower in Methuen

$417014 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:59:53 -0000

"We have 100 percent coverage through Verizon in the city of Methuen," Paine said

its not like Verizon is asking to put a tower there goon

although t-mobile is terrible
your basically restricting trade by not allowing a competitor to have good cell service for its customers

basically with that statement your making your pressing your citizens to get Verizon....are they paying you to say this