Focusing on the reaction from Plymouth, PA residents, WBRE-TV reports that voices were loud in support of the Plymouth Borough Zoning Board’s decision to deny a Verizon cell tower request. Details about the appearance of the proposed cell tower were not provided, noting only that the tower would include nine panel-style antennas, a five-foot lightning rod, and a six-foot surrounding fence.
The unnamed residents quoted by the source did not comment on the specifics of their objections but were jubilant in expressing their delight that an unwelcome structure would not occupy their residential neighborhood. “I’ve been there 46 years. I don’t think we need a tower there. I don’t think it should be there,” said one commenter.
“If they want it so bad, they can put it in their own yard,” added another.
“I think we always hear safe and effective,” a third person noted, “We’ve heard it lately in history and it’s proven not to be safe and effective.”
A DBM engineer working with Verizon attempted to reassure residents that no electromagnetic health risks were present. “I would expect measured results to be around a single percent or less if we were to measure at ground level,” he stated.
Regardless, the zoning board declined to approve Verizon’s cell tower request. WBRE-TV notes that this is the second time the project has been rebuffed.
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