Should Cell Tower Be Built in Glastonbury?

A proposal to build a 120-foot tall telecommunications tower on the Seven J Farm property will be topic of discussion at the Glastonbury Town Council’s community meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 2155 Main St., to hear public comment on potential location of a communication tower on the property located off Candlewood Road.

According to documents posted on the town’s website, Message Communications Management Inc. (MCM) has a long-term lease with the owners of the 8.91-acre parcel, John and Joyce Vullo. MCM has a long-term lease with New Cingular Wireless — that actually is AT&T — that would use the proposed tower to improve wireless service in Glastonbury and to provide service to other wireless companies, according to the documents.

A technical report prepared by MCM that outlines the proposal is posted to the Town web site and can be found here.

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