Some neighbors oppose Route 9 phone pole
As the Fishkill Planning Board completes its environmental review of a cellphone tower proposed along Route 9, the firm that wants to install it has offered to donate $10,000 for tree plantings to shield it.
David Kenny, an attorney for Homeland Towers, said during a hearing on Aug. 8 that new trees could remedy the concerns of residents on Carol Lane who object to the 150-foot tower planned for a 4-acre property at 73 Route 9.
He said Homeland considered two alternative locations but found them unsuitable because of poorer signal coverage, the need to raise the tower by 40 feet because of lower elevations and the proximity of Clove Creek.
“Once they grow in, maybe they’ll provide some additional screening and help block or mitigate the views of the tower,” said Kenny.
