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Letter: Dream home threatened by cell tower’s arrival

Letter: Dream home threatened by cell tower’s arrival

To the editor: I have been living in this beautiful neighborhood for 13 years. I moved here to raise my daughter and start a new life. My search for the perfect house in a cozy friendly community where I could enjoy a little peace and quiet ended when I fell in love...

Letter: Verizon, city, could set bad precedent

Letter: Verizon, city, could set bad precedent

To the editor: I live in the neighborhood of southeast Pittsfield formerly known as "shack town." Our neighborhood is made up of hardworking people. We are teachers, students, war veterans, roofers, cancer survivors, health care workers, DPW workers, your elected...

Letter: On cell tower, city didn’t meet spirit of law

Letter: On cell tower, city didn’t meet spirit of law

To the editor: I am writing to voice my opinions about the Verizon cell tower construction at the top of Alma Street in Pittsfield. Verizon, along with the city, are indicating that the permits for the cell tower were legally obtained with regards to notifying all...

Letter: Give residents a voice on cell tower

Letter: Give residents a voice on cell tower

To the editor: Recently the neighborhood I grew up in has become a party to concerns regarding the placement of a cell phone tower within a residential neighborhood. Beyond the issue of whether it is right or wrong, is the deeper issue of the city's totally...

Letter: We must learn why tower process failed

Letter: We must learn why tower process failed

To the editor: Imagine that you have to drop everything, under the pressures of COVID-19, to hire attorneys, rally the neighborhood and fight Verizon and the city of Pittsfield. Imagine also, being on lockdown while you watch Verizon build a massive, possibly...

Letter: We must learn why tower process failed

Letter: Reconsider harmful cell tower project

To the editor: I have learned, much to my dismay, of a 115-foot-tall cell tower being built in my neighborhood. I am listed on documents as an abutter; however, I did not receive any notifications or mailings from the city of Pittsfield or Verizon regarding the tower....

Letter: Cell tower is wrong for neighborhood

Letter: Cell tower is wrong for neighborhood

To the editor: When we purchased our house, off of Plumb Street in Pittsfield over 10 years ago, someone at my job chided me for moving into "Shack Town"! I had no idea what she was talking about and we learned the story about how our area was once used to keep the...

Letter: Verizon, city, could set bad precedent

Letter: Pittsfield failed cell tower neighborhood

To the editor: I would like to share my concerns over the Pittsfield cell tower at 877 South Street. So many things are wrong about the tower. We need to remedy these breaches and put a better process in place to ensure it does not happen again to unsuspecting...

Letter: Cell tower fight leaves residents feeling unrepresented

Letter: Cell Tower neighbors must be heard

To the editor: My family is on the list of abutters who did not receive a letter about a proposed cell tower. I was upset to see construction happening without having knowledge or say about the project. We pay our taxes, water bills and get mail from the city about...

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