Politics & Government

Village Board Applies for FD Grants, Hears Testimony on Possible Installation of Cell Antennas

Highlights from Monday's village board meeting.

The Lynbrook village board met on Monday. Below are some of the issues trustees discussed.

  • Lynbrook Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts took on the role of the village board and department heads at the beginning of the meeting. More on this story later this week.
  • Trustees announced that the village pool will open on Memorial Day, as it has in past years. Fees are the same as last year.
  • The board approved two village employees traveling to Albany for some accounting classes.
  • There was some discussion of the Village of Hewlett Harbor potentially sharing street-sweeping responsibilities with Lynbrook village, but trustees determined that there was no significant economic benefit.
  • Lynbrook fire chief Raymond Burke recently told the board that he found approximately $30,000 in grants that the Lynbrook Fire Department is eligible for. The board accepted a motion to apply for such grants.
  • The board approved the disposition of some Lynbrook fire equipment that Burke said was too old to be salvaged. There was some discussion of potentially sending the supplies to an equipment-starved fire department in Pennsylvania, but it was ultimately determined that they would not be viable for a fire department.

Cell antenna proposal

The board opened a public hearing on a request for special-use permit by T-Mobile to install nine antennas atop a building at 875 Sunrise Highway. Several experts in engineering and emissions technologies testified to the board that the antennas will be both visually appealing and safe for residents. T-Mobile would like to boost its service to people using the carrier inside buildings in and around 875 Sunrise Highway.

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And despite three residents and a dentist in the area being opposed to the proposed antennas for fear of unsafe emission levels, it does not appear that the board would have the authority to deny the proposal. Experts maintained that the antennas would be hidden from public view, have emission levels well below what is determined safe, and will not negatively affect home values. The carrier cannot be denied based on the aforementioned details if this evidence is deemed accurate, according to the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The next meeting of the Lynbrook village board is Monday at 8p.m. at Village Hall.


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