Residents press board over Lakeridge High cell tower; district hires tester, schedules December report

At the Oct. 29 Lake Oswego School District board meeting, residents raised questions about a recently installed Verizon cell tower at Lakeridge High School and about who may access district land and rights‑of‑way to complete fiber connections.

In public comment, Annalie Adams said she had learned Ziply Fiber planned to access district property to connect to the tower, and later was told the company was operating under an old, voided franchise permit. “Once a lease is signed with the tower company such as Crown Castle, does Crown Castle have the ability to continually upgrade, change, or add equipment without seeking new approvals or consent from the school district?” Adams asked, citing concern that technology and health and aesthetic impacts have changed since the district’s original lease was signed in 1996.

Ben Adams, another resident, asked whether the district had found a contractor for testing and whether modeling…