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Residents urge Petersburg Borough to pause land sale and halt tower construction pending disclosures
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Petersburg Borough Assembly Dec. 1 they oppose newly proposed and erected communications towers, urging a pause to borough land sales and stricter siting rules; the assembly encouraged attendance at a Title Network community meeting Dec. 16 and discussed drafting an ordinance.
Dozens of Petersburg residents used the assembly’s public-comment period to demand that borough leaders pause land sales and halt further communications-tower construction until the community receives full project disclosures and clearer siting rules. Speakers said a recently constructed tower on Mill Road and proposed tower sites close to homes, assisted-living facilities and child-care centers are causing fear, stress and concern about property values.
Residents including Judy Omer and Tom Kowalski described organized outreach—neighborhood canvassing, signature drives and community gatherings—and urged the borough to explore alternatives such as relocating towers to less-populated sites, using existing towers, or offering borough land as leverage in negotiations. John Murgus told the assembly that…
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