Masts threaten heritage
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
By JACKIE RUSSELL
Howick and Botany Times
NOT HERE: Geraldine Kasper talks to workers about cellphone towers at Page Point. Times photo Wayne Martin.
ASSURANCES from city councillors may do little to prevent telecommunication equipment being put into a heritage area.
Angry resident Geraldine Kasper contacted the Times when a cherry picker vehicle turned up at Page Point, Mellons Bay.
Workers told her they were testing for transmission signals and investigating options two houses away from her home, where neighbours have put up a sign protesting against cellphone towers.
“We’ve had a lot of communication from NZ Communications and we’ve been fighting this,” says Mrs Kasper.
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http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2009/05/masts_threaten_heritage.php
By JACKIE RUSSELL
Howick and Botany Times
NOT HERE: Geraldine Kasper talks to workers about cellphone towers at Page Point. Times photo Wayne Martin.
ASSURANCES from city councillors may do little to prevent telecommunication equipment being put into a heritage area.
Angry resident Geraldine Kasper contacted the Times when a cherry picker vehicle turned up at Page Point, Mellons Bay.
Workers told her they were testing for transmission signals and investigating options two houses away from her home, where neighbours have put up a sign protesting against cellphone towers.
“We’ve had a lot of communication from NZ Communications and we’ve been fighting this,” says Mrs Kasper.
Read More...
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2009/05/masts_threaten_heritage.php
rudkla - 6. Mai, 05:22
