Zoning Board Meeting On 9/4

The next zoning board meeting to discuss this situation with Verizon representatives will take place 9/4 @8pm at the 1 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive at 8pm

• Verizon is trying to build another cell phone tower in a RESIDENTIAL (R3 zoned) area surrounded with small children & adults!

• Verizon’s latest cell phone tower application and plan calls for heavy tree removal of 20+ trees and a street to be paved for a fire truck in the backyards of residents of Timber Rd and Chris Court in East Brunswick, NJ.  This beautiful residential area is heavily wooded, filled with wildlife and untouched since the 1920s.

• Verizon's web site boasts 4G coverage and the strongest signal in EB/08816 without this tower. Check it out!  Source: Verizon: http://opensignal.com/network-coverage-maps/verizon-coverage-map.php

• Local residents don’t want it. More than 50 homeowners showed up to the last zoning board hearing. There are other locations/places that do want the income and do not create a 24-hour a day dangerous situation to homeowners (i.e. VFW in East Brunswick).  

Links to recent cell phone tower fire and collapses in NJ townships can be found on http://fightthetowerineb.blogspot.com/

Cell Tower Safety in Residential Areas is a HUGE issue -- Other NJ township Zoning Boards DENIED Applications!

My parents live on Timber Road and received a note from someone saying "safety is a non issue" about fighting the proposed tower cell phone tower.   I have a quick question. Who thinks safety is a non issue? Can someone tell me why safety is a non issue?  Safety is an issue and not a waste of time.  These are just a few articles and quotes about why safety is a huge issue for residents. 

• It was an issue for Cherry Hill, NJ police and fire departments not to allow in in residential areas -  http://cherryhill.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/verizon-proposal-for-cell-tower-axed-by-cherry-hill-fire-board.  March 8, 2013 

"Those factors, and the fact the tower would be in the middle of a heavily residential area, all weighed against the project, officials said, and negotiations hadn’t even reached the point where Verizon was willing talking about possible rent charges on the property.“The board’s just going to drop it,” said Tom Fiorentini, the fire district’s principal staff assistant."

• It was an issue in Mendham, NJ -  http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/judge_denies_t-mobile_verizon.html

"Upholding the board’s decision, Weisenbeck agreed with the panel’s position that the cell tower’s location between the supermarket and the health club would have “an adverse impact on the surrounding properties, both on a visual level and from a safety standpoint.”

• This was a problem for Hunterdon county residents on SIX acres of land and 500 feet away from a proposed tower -   http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/07/verizon_makes_case_for_new_rar.html

"That’s what radio frequency engineer Glen Pierson told the township Board of Adjustment on July 18, to explain why Verizon needs variances that would allow it to erect a 110-foot monopole cell tower off Route 31 south near Flemington. The tower and its equipment building would be toward the back of the 6-acre JCP&L property that’s just north of the Mercedes-Benz dealership. The pole would be 500 feet from the nearest residence."

• It was an issue in Monmouth County http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cell-Tower-Lean-New-Jersey-Police-Monmouth-County-207722061.html

It was an issue in Edison. 
Verizon's applications were denied twice.   http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2006/a3872-04-opn.html

• It's a problem in Ohio - http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/07/15/0715-grandview-cellphone-tower-fire.html 

"Homes within a one-block radius of the school were evacuated. Officials on the scene said all activities outside of the school were canceled for the day."

It's a safety issue. It's also going to be real estate issue! 

In addition to safety...it's a huge issue if you want to sell your home.  Read this article in the New York Times. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/realestate/29Lizo.html?_r=2&ref=realestate&