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Title: Township finds new site for cell tower; Gladwyne Civic ready for debate on new cell tower; Reception clear: Cell tower not welcome; Residents hire wireless consultant to debate necessity of 165-foot tower; Cell reception needn’t be such a tall order
Author: Allison, Cheryl; Ilgenfritz, Richard; Sullivan, Phil
Source: Main Line Life; Main Line Times
Date: 12/14-7/19/2006
Folder/Item #: Communications; 13
Notes: Several articles
Abstract: Despite objections of Gladwyne residents commissioners vote to place a new cell phone tower at Lafayette and Conshohocken State Roads, Gladwyne; School, police, fire and ambulance officials insist tower is needed to avoid gaps in service and lost calls.