Farmington Residents Planning to Protest Training Tower

Farmington area residents are planning to protest the proposed tower that would be used for cellular reception and training exercises.

The protest will take place one hour ahead of the Connecticut Siting Council meeting on Thursday. The Siting Council will meet at 1 p.m. at 10 Franklin Square in New Britain.

The town and residents have been fighting Tower Holdings LLC proposal for a 180-foot lattice tower that would be built on its property at 199 Brickyard Road.

Area residents are opposed to the building of a lattice tower in an area of homes, schools, and recreational facilities for the enjoyment of all the town’s residents. Many residents living within the area stated in public hearings that there was no need for a telecommunications tower in the area.

Both the Town and Farmington residents have strongly opposed the tower’s location and questioned its true intent. Both residents and town officials spoke out against the tower at the hearings.

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