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Residents press borough to block towers near homes; assembly declines immediate site-redirection
Summary
Dozens of residents told the assembly April 13 they oppose new communications towers and data centers in residential areas. The assembly debated directing staff to propose alternate borough-owned sites for a Title Network tower but rejected that motion while approving a separate letter of support for Title Network’s grant-extension request.
Residents filled the assembly chamber April 13 to urge the Petersburg Borough Assembly to prevent communications towers and proposed data centers from being sited near homes and sensitive community locations.
Multiple speakers asked the borough to adopt local ordinance language and to require alternative siting on state or federal lands rather than residential neighborhoods. "We cannot allow Tidal Network or GCI to place communications towers in residential neighborhoods," Joshua Adams of the planning commission said,…
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