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Friday, August 25, 2017
Vol. 5, No. 34
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Old Westbury debating 22 cell antennas
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Nodes to be installed on new and existing poles throughout village BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The Village of Old Westbury Board of Trustees held a public hearing Monday to discuss 22 proposed cell nodes across the village. Attorney Robert Guadioso spoke on behalf of the applicant, Crown Castle International Corp. In 2010, NextG Networks Inc. entered into a right-of-way use agreement with the village before the company was acquired by Crown Castle, Guadioso said. Now, Guadioso is back before the Old Westbury trustees to request 22 new nodes in the village, 11 on existing utility poles and 11 on new poles. “This isn’t to cover the highway,� Guadioso said. “This is to cover not only the local roads, but also the local homes in those areas. Nowadays, it’s no longer a luxury. It’s a necessity.� Newly installed poles, Guadioso said, would be 45 feet tall.
Many of the existing poles range from 29 to 34 feet, he said. Trustees and residents said they were concerned about the look of the tall poles, and Guadioso said the technology and poles were similar to those along the South Shore and across Long Island. “We don’t want to look at the Island, we want to look at Old Westbury,� Mayor Fred Carillo and Trustee Edward Novick responded in unison. Guadioso said the company has two cell node options: one placed on the top of the pole, and one placed on the side of the pole about three-quarters of the way up. Both types emit radio frequencies of 700 MHz, which gets into buildings and travels further, as well as 2100 MHz, which provides a greater capacity, Guadioso said. The nodes will only provide service to Verizon Wireless customers. Continued on Page 82
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The 57th annual Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games returns to Old Westbury Gardens Saturday. See story on page 3.
PGA Tour swings through Old Westbury and the top 125 professional golfers take over the course. Brian Ridgway, the Old Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury village administraWestbury is hosting its ďŹ rst tor, said the village has been PGA Tour event this week as preparing for 20,000 visitors the Northern Trust tournament to ood the area for the tour-
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nament Wednesday through Sunday. “This is very, very high exposure for the Village of Old Westbury and our community, and the chief and his departContinued on Page 95
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