Submitted by a party involved in the lengthy saga.
A four-and-a-half year battle between local residents and a major wireless carrier ended last Friday, with the dismantling of the cell phone tower at 655 Squankum Road.
In the midst of the Covid pandemic, with many people working from home, and children attending remote classes, the bandwidth to support the tremendous increase in traffic was under strain. The LPD in particular needed to insure the ability of police to communicate for the safety of the community. Application was made on April 16, 2020, for the construction of an ‘emergency Covid-19 temporary cell site’ , a 149-foot monopole, to be located at 655 Squankum Road. It was approved by the Secretary of the Zoning Board, in the absence of formal meetings due to the pandemic, and a construction permit was issued on April 21. The cell tower went up quickly, and somewhat alleviated the bandwidth situation…