City will review previous sites.
The long-debated Verizon cell tower issue at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church was again taken off an agenda—this time for six months. Planning Director Bob Parry said the city received a letter dated March 28 from the legal group representing Verizon requesting the item be removed and postponed indefinitely. The item was scheduled to be voted on April 1. Parry said a consultant was reviewing other options available besides the church location. “Our consulting engineer had a lot of questions,” Parry said before the April 1 Planning Commission meeting. “We’re re-examining sites from past.” He told the audience at the meeting the item would be shelved. “We haven’t received all the information back by (the Westlake) consultant,” Parry said. …
41.439883
-81.936972
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
28455 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH
/articles/prince-of-peace-cell-tower-shelved-indefinitely
1075181
/locations/9147452
Council will send plan back to planning commission to review new information.
A scheduled public hearing, attended by cell tower detractors and supporters, was canceled Feb. 7 after council opted to send the issue back to planning commission for further review. Council did not vote on the plan. Approximately 35 individuals had attended the meeting and hearing Thursday night. Verizon is seeking to place a cell tower on Prince of Peace Lutheran Church property, but has received resistance from an anti-tower group. On Feb. 5, the city of Westlake received correspondence from the firm representing New Par d/b/a Verizon Wireless explaining how it came to arrive at the Prince of Peace Church location. The letter said that it had received many complaints from residents about lack of cell phone service in the area dating …
41.439883
-81.936972
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
28455 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH
/articles/no-vote-on-cell-tower
1075181
/locations/8769479
