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Resident raises alarm about cell tower near Lakeridge High; board asks administration to place review on next agenda

5672009 · August 25, 2025
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A resident told the board the district had leased property for a cell tower near Lakeridge High School; the board asked administration to schedule a comprehensive review of agreements with wireless providers and discussed sponsoring an independent review of emissions at the site.

Ben Adams, a resident who identified himself during the public-comment portion, told the Lake Oswego SD 7J Board that a newly installed cell tower near Lakeridge High School is completed and “ready to turn it on,” and urged the district to seek a way to have the lease with Crown Castle and Verizon rescinded or renegotiated.

Adams said the tower sits close to homes and called it inappropriate for residential areas: “This is the kind of thing we see near freeways, not in homes and…

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