No Deal Yet on Hewlett Neck Cell Tower

Hewlett Neck officials with T-Mobile representatives about construction of the wireless cell tower proposed at the , the board of trustees said at Monday night’s meeting.

The planned cell tower is still far from finding a home at the yacht club. An application for a permit has still not been submitted and there are ongoing concerns about the appearance of the tower.  

“Our lawyers and consultants met with their representatives," Mayor Stuart Troyetsky said. "We went over our concerns; our consultants have them."

He added, “We don’t know what will come of it — we don’t know.”

Residents at Monday’s meeting voiced concerns about the tower having an unsightly effect on the community because they don’t know what the finished project will look like.  

“They have to make it pleasing,” responded the Mayor.

“Maybe they can make it like a mast of a boat," he quipped. "Can you dock your boat back there?”

Before any cell tower goes up, there would have to be a public hearing, Village Clerk Marie Velotti said.

“[T-Mobile] have to abide by codes and we have to abide by codes also," Troyetsky told residents. "We’ll see where we end up. The first choice is to have it on village property, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. It’s still a work in progress.”

In other Hewlett Neck news:

• The latest budget, which will be voted on at the next board meeting on April 11, will soon be mailed to village residents.
• Jackie Spector resigned as member of the Zoning Board of Appeals effective March 2. The mayor will appoint two alternates.
• Spring arrives this month, and as a result, trustees will send letters to residents reminding them to lower the hedges of bushes around traffic intersections throughout the community.