Keep Those Signs Up! – Glendale Organized Against Cell Towers Will Still Need to Fight
Wednesday night, the Glendale city council voted for a 45-day moratorium to consider a comprehensive wireless telecommunications ordinance for the city. GOACT (Glendale Organized Against Cell Towers) had mobilized citizen opposition to installation towers in residential areas, like the one T-Mobile had just received a permit to build on Cumberland Road near Pacific Ave.
Neighbors: Don’t take those great lawn signs down! In fact, get others on your street to post signs on their lawns as well. This fight is not over. T-Mobile was poised to sue the city if a moratorium was enacted, but apparently the company was dissuaded by overwhelming negative publicity and attention. They aren’t going away, though, and neither are other cell carriers who are fighting over Glendale neighborhood market share.
GOACT will be in close contact with city staff as they develop policies and procedures during the moratorium – read my next post for details about those. T-Mobile is going to be in close contact as well. Stay tuned.
[...] Glendale, California’s 2009 moratorium to study the issue before allowing cell carriers to move into residential neighborhoods is looking like a very wise decision. On the other side of the country, Boston mayor Thomas Menino is now asking for a city moratorium to create guidelines for future installations. With 202 cell sites already approved by its public works department and now up and running, Boston may not be able to do much for residents already affected by the installations. [...]