Capital Gazette: New coalition resists cell towers at schools

New coalition resists cell towers at schools

Multiple counties and organizations have banded together to oppose the construction of cell towers on school grounds, forming the Maryland Coalition to Halt Cell Towers at Schools.

Groups from Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince George's counties along with Baltimore City created the coalition. It will lay out its goals at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Prince George's County Board of Education in Upper Marlboro, according to a statement released by the coalition.

The coalition was formed after Prince George's County education officials partnered with Reston, Virginia-based Milestone Communications for cell tower construction on school grounds. Seventy-five locations have been proposed as possible construction sites, which include Bowie High School and Benjamin Tasker Middle School, according to Prince George's County education officials.
                                                                                                                                                               Anne Arundel County also has plans for cell tower construction, with one already built at Broadneck High School, and three other proposed properties at Annapolis Middle School, Severn River and Magothy River Middle schools and Center of Applied Technology North, said Bob Mosier, Anne Arundel County Public Schools spokesman. - See more at: http://www.capitalgazette.com/bowie_bladenews/community/ph-ac-cn-cell-tower-092414-20140923,0,2964938.story#sthash.mCHpqoBb.dpuf