Hempstead OKs controversial limits on cell phone towers
Quick ReadThe Town of Hempstead Board unanimously passed new regulations for new cell phone towers and antennas.
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | A 910-foot broadcast antenna towers over Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale. (Sept. 16, 2010)
Hempstead pushes through cell tower regs
Hempstead proposes new cell tower law
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Despite calls by county officials to scale back its proposal, the Town of Hempstead Tuesday approved restrictions on new cell phone towers and antennas that experts say are among the most stringent in the nation, setting up a potential legal showdown with wireless companies.
The zoning ordinance, which passed 7-0, prohibits new wireless infrastructure closer than 1,500 feet to homes, day care...
