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Hawk’s Nest tower still open for discussion

Will be ‘for a long time’

By SARAH KOENIG

HUGUENOT — The Town of Deerpark Planning Board, who held a public meeting Wednesday, December 12 to hear residents’ comments on a proposed wireless telecommunications tower on property owned by the Hawk’s Nest Hunting Club, extended the deadline for public comment until Saturday, December 22 in order to accommodate anyone unable to attend the meeting.

Following a presentation by Frank Ferraro, Esq., who questioned a number of experts who testified that other sites for the cellular tower had been looked into and that Hawk’s Nest was the best of the possible locations, several residents voiced concerns that ranged from health issues and aviation safety to aesthetics.

Resident Jean Scott read from a number of websites chronicling the detrimental health effects of cell towers, which she submitted to the planning board as evidence. This argument was countered by radio frequency engineer Raymond Kim, who said that, based on the height of the proposed tower, 180 feet expandable to 199 feet, the exposure to harmful radio waves would be minimal.