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| Residents in Salem, N.H., are concerned about a 100-foot cell tower, similar to this one resembling a pine tree, that has been proposed on Zion Hill Road. Courtesy Photo. |
by Doug Ireland direland@eagletribune.com
eagletribune.com, 29 October 2015
Neighbors worry about aesthetics and health risks
SALEM, N.H. — Neighbors are rallying against a proposal by Verizon Wireless to build a 100-foot cell tower on Zion Hill Road near North Salem School.
The residents said the tower would disrupt their quiet neighborhood — lowering property values, increasing traffic and presenting a potential health risk because of the radiation that would be emitted.
More than 30 people turned out for a Planning Board public hearing on the project Tuesday night. They included Susan Laverty of 38 Briarwood Drive.
“The fact is this is going to tower over all the trees,” Laverty said. “This is a lovely residential neighborhood and it should stay a lovely residential neighborhood.”
David Carstairs of 38 Briarwood Drive agreed.
“This thing will be about 250 feet from my bedroom window and my living room window,” he said. “I hate to see something like this so close to a residential area and a school.”
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SALEM, N.H. — Neighbors are rallying against a proposal by Verizon Wireless to build a 100-foot cell tower on Zion Hill Road near North Salem School.
The residents said the tower would disrupt their quiet neighborhood — lowering property values, increasing traffic and presenting a potential health risk because of the radiation that would be emitted.
More than 30 people turned out for a Planning Board public hearing on the project Tuesday night. They included Susan Laverty of 38 Briarwood Drive.
“The fact is this is going to tower over all the trees,” Laverty said. “This is a lovely residential neighborhood and it should stay a lovely residential neighborhood.”
David Carstairs of 38 Briarwood Drive agreed.
“This thing will be about 250 feet from my bedroom window and my living room window,” he said. “I hate to see something like this so close to a residential area and a school.”