Stop the 130-foot CellTower
The New York State Department of Transportation has delegated to Crown Castle International Corporation,
the management of the DOT's communication facilities. Crown has proposed to construct a 130-foot cell tower in Pelham
on Wolfs Lane at the corner of Colonial Avenue. The Pelham Preservation Society joins the mayors of both villages and
other Pelham organizations in opposing this proposal. The land on which the cell tower would be built has long been
regarded as park land that serves as a green buffer between the Hutchinson River Parkway and Pelham Memorial High School and
Ingall's Playing Field, as well as the library and homes in the viciinity.
Read the DOT letter proposing cell tower
Read the Pelham Preservation Society Letter to the DOT
We are asking all Pelhamites to contact Governor Andrew Cuomo's office at 518-474-8390. Some points
to make:
- the DOT proposal would install a 130-foot tower at the gateway to
Pelham from the Hutchinson Parkway;
- mature trees at this corner would be clear cut
to make way for a chain-link fenced area, enclosing not just a tower, but ground level equipment and an access driveway;
- this structure and equipment would be directly across from one of Pelham's most heavily-utilized playing fields
and directly across from Pelham Memorial High School and Middle School;
- the Pelham
Library's children's reading room would look directly across Colonial Avenue at this new structure.
