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Petersburg residents press borough over proposed cell towers; assembly to consider code updates
Summary
Multiple residents urged the borough to restrict cell tower siting and update zoning language after construction began on a Mill Road tower; the assembly discussed options and staff warned code changes could take months and must account for federal limits and mixed zoning.
Dozens of Petersburg residents raised objections on Nov. 17 to proposed cell towers and urged borough leaders to take concrete steps to protect homes, schools and care facilities.
Community concerns: Judy Omer told the assembly she and others are collecting signatures opposing tower placements near childcare centers, assisted-living facilities and neighborhoods; she asked the borough to work with residents on safer siting. "We want to keep the towers in the safest areas they can be... and we want to keep them away from child care centers and assisted living facilities,…
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