Codfish Hill Cell Tower Will Be Built Despite Resident Complaints

Despite months of protests from Codfish Hill residents against North Atlantic Towers’ proposal to build a cell phone tower in their residential neighborhood, state officials unanimously approved the plans, according to the News Times.

North Atlantic Towers received approval from the Connecticut Siting Council to build a 150-foot tower on a private property located at 62-64 Codfish Hill Road, just off Wolfpits Roas and Route 302.

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According to the report, AT&T backed out over the summer and Verizon will be the tower’s main tenant.

Residents expressed their concerns in a July meeting citing health hazards, noise pollution, declining property values and the tower being an eyesore. Some made a Facebook page called Stop the Codfish Cell Tower to share info and encourage others to speak out. Four hundred and seventy-two signatures were collected on a Change.og petition as well.

Click here to read more on the News Times.

Related:

• Residents Say ‘NO’ to Codfish Hill Cell Tower
• ‘Stop the Codfish Cell Tower’ Meeting Planned for Tuesday

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