The Riverside Association recently advised Riverside homeowners that a proposal to erect an 80-foot T-Mobile cell tower disguised as a flag pole at 328 Palmer Hill Road in Riverside’s North Mianus neighborhood will be the subject of discussion at a meeting of Greenwich Planning & Zoning (P&Z) on June 9. 2009. T-Mobile has commenced the application process to obtain approval for this flagpole-tower. The concern of local homeowners is that the proposed flagpole tower would be very close to North Mianus Elementary School and visible over the tree line from various points in the neighborhood. Despite considerable community opposition, the Connecticut Siting Council approved the construction of an even larger cell tower in Danbury. According to Danbury Mayor, Mark Boughton, homeowners there fear that building a cell tower in a pristine residential neighborhood will make homes with a view of the cell tower less attractive to prospective purchasers and cause diminution of property value. What a shock after spending years building up the curbside appeal of your home only to discover that a cell tower looming above the roof line may make the home less attractive to purchasers. Whether or not you can attend the P&Z meeting in person, emails sent to the P&Z at Landuse@greenwichct.org will be printed and circulated to P&Z members before the hearing. According to Mayor Boughton, some years back, the CT Legislature empowered the Connecticut Siting Council to make zoning decisions in these kinds of situations. Therefore, it is not altogether clear whether P&Z will have the final word. The issue is not whether we need cell towers to provide reliable mobile phone service. The issue is whether T-Mobile has identified the least intrusive location for the proposed installation.
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A Cell Tower In Riverside?The Riverside Association recently advised Riverside homeowners that a proposal to erect an 80-foot T-Mobile cell tower disguised as a flag pole at 328 Palmer Hill Road in Riverside’s North Mianus neighborhood will be the subject of discussion at a meeting of Greenwich Planning & Zoning (P&Z) on June 9. 2009. T-Mobile has commenced the application process to obtain approval for this flagpole-tower. The concern of local homeowners is that the proposed flagpole tower would be very close to North Mianus Elementary School and visible over the tree line from various points in the neighborhood. Despite considerable community opposition, the Connecticut Siting Council approved the construction of an even larger cell tower in Danbury. According to Danbury Mayor, Mark Boughton, homeowners there fear that building a cell tower in a pristine residential neighborhood will make homes with a view of the cell tower less attractive to prospective purchasers and cause diminution of property value. What a shock after spending years building up the curbside appeal of your home only to discover that a cell tower looming above the roof line may make the home less attractive to purchasers. Whether or not you can attend the P&Z meeting in person, emails sent to the P&Z at Landuse@greenwichct.org will be printed and circulated to P&Z members before the hearing. According to Mayor Boughton, some years back, the CT Legislature empowered the Connecticut Siting Council to make zoning decisions in these kinds of situations. Therefore, it is not altogether clear whether P&Z will have the final word. The issue is not whether we need cell towers to provide reliable mobile phone service. The issue is whether T-Mobile has identified the least intrusive location for the proposed installation.  William A. Ruskin
Bill Ruskin is a litigation partner at EpsteinBeckerGreen. Practicing in both Connecticut and New York, Bill represented chemical manufacturers and drug and medical device manufacturers in products liability cases for over 25 years. Bill is also the author of the toxic tort litigation blog (www.toxictortlitigationblog.com). He enjoys drinking and talking about wine in his spare time. Click here for Bill's full biography at EpsteinBeckerGreen's Web site.
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