Compton Cell Tower Tabled Indefinitely

In a discussion that lasted perhaps less than two minutes, the Cobb County Board of Education voted 7-0 to indefinitely table the proposed construction of a T-Mobile cell phone tower on property.

The swiftness of the decision stood out in a work session that encompassed 10 hours at the district’s Central Office boardroom Wednesday.

When Board Chairwoman Alison Bartlett asked Superintendent Fred Sanderson if he wanted to comment on the agenda item, he told the board that he had “no other information” to provide.

After the meeting, board member David Morgan said he plans to have another community forum about the tower on Feb. 19. Patch tried to reach Morgan for the time and location of the forum but was unable to late Wednesday.

“It was tabled so I can meet with them (Powder Springs constituents),” Morgan, whose post includes Compton, said earlier Wednesday.

Bartlett provided further explanation of the vote after the meeting.

“It’s tabled indefinitely, which means we have no intention of putting it back on the agenda unless new information is provided,” she said.

The unanimous vote appeared to close the chapter of constructing the tower. At the Jan. 27 board meeting, the issue caused 10 citizens .

Five were against the tower, four were for it, and Powder Springs’ mayor, Pat Vaughn, asked that the issue be tabled.

The citizens who were adamantly against the tower cited property value depreciation, view obstruction and health fears. Supporters generally had students enrolled at Compton and sought the tower’s economic benefits.

T-Mobile was offering a $5,000 gift to Compton’s PTSA, along with 60 percent of the $150,000 rent for the initial five-year lease going directly to the school.