Thursday, October 2, 2014

Gazette: Coalition forms to oppose cell towers on school ground

Several Montgomery County groups have joined or are interested in the efforts of a statewide coalition that stands opposed to cell towers being placed on school grounds.
The recently formed Maryland State Coalition Against Cell Towers on Schools, with a mission to stop the towers’ construction at schools, ties together a variety of groups that also include those from Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties and the Baltimore area....

...David Keaton, a member of the Julius West group, said he thinks Montgomery is facing a different situation than the ones Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties are experiencing. While the two other counties are looking at more centralized leasing agreements for cell towers, he said, Montgomery residents must keep an eye out for tower proposals at each school.
If a dozen schools are considering cell towers — “that’s a dozen different fights,” he said...

http://www.gazette.net/article/20140929/NEWS/140929402/1022/coalition-forms-to-oppose-cell-towers-on-school-ground&template=gazette

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