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Neighbors press Planning Commission to halt proposed AT&T rooftop macro site near Webster Street historic district
Summary
A widely attended hearing on AT&T’s proposed macro wireless facility at 2412 Clay Street focused on health, visual impacts and historic‑district concerns; the commission continued the application indefinitely to allow AT&T to pursue alternative sites after staff and DPH said the design met FCC exposure rules.
The commission considered a conditional‑use application from AT&T to install a macro wireless facility on a rooftop near the Webster Street Historic District. Staff recommended approval with conditions, citing the applicant’s site search and a Department of Public Health (DPH) finding that the proposed emissions comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limits.
Opposition and technical review
Neighbors, historic‑preservation advocates and medical professionals spoke against the site, raising three main concerns: the visual intrusion of 10 screened antenna panels and enclosures on a low‑rise historic block; the concentration of RF sources near…
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