Update!

On August 19, 2014, The Board of trustees closed the public hearing on Crown Castle’s Application, thanking concerned residents and Crown Castle for their input with regard to this application. On September 16, 2014 (Crown Castle Decision 9/16/2014), the Trustees of the Village approved Crown Castle’s application, allowing the installation of a distributed antenna system …

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Update: August 19th Public Hearing

Update: August 19th Public Hearing   The Village Trustees reserved decision regarding the pending contract with Crown Castle. They invited further comments from residents on the proposed DAS installations in Matinecock. Following this, a motion was made to close the public hearing.   There will be no more testimony before the Village Trustees on the …

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Letter to the Editor: The Leader, August 13, 2014

Would you write a blank check for 25 years?   The Trustees of Matinecock Village are currently considering an agreement that would give Crown Castle the right to install wireless technologies on potentially all utility poles in Matinecock for a period of up to 25 years, with little to no accountability to the Village for …

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Key Concerns About the Proposed DAS

If you’ve read the Proposed Draft Ordinance for Matinecock Village,or the Summary, not only do you have a sense of how many factors there are to consider before saying yes to this contract, but also how important it is that the Village have a game plan for assessing additional applications for wireless installations in the …

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Summary of the Proposed Draft Ordinance

It’s critical that the Village of Matinecock not rush into a long term contract with Crown Castle without the proper zoning protections in place. Without these guidelines spelled out in a telecommunications ordinance, residents will have no power to regulate a range of issues involving how the DAS is installed and monitored over time. Here’s …

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Update!Update: August 19th Public HearingLetter to the Editor: The Leader, August 13, 2014Key Concerns About the Proposed DASSummary of the Proposed Draft Ordinance

May 21

Read the letter of Tom McKevitt, Esq., to Peter MacKinnon, Esq., counsel for Matinecock Village targeting key concerns about the proposed Agreement between the Village and Crown Castle

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Here’s a quick summary of the letter:

  • Crown Castle is not entitled to have the proposed Agreement granted in any form it desires.
  • Crown Castle must submit a needs assessment to the Village Trustees:
  • They must provide propagation maps and technical data showing what coverage is already present in Matinecock, and show that a gap in service exits. Their proposal must eliminate that gap in service by the least intrusive means possible.
  • Crown Castle must provide visual materials measuring the specific aesthetic impact mounted DAS boxes would have on surrounding areas.
  • They must name which carrier would be using the DAS (Distributed Antenna System).
  • Approvals already exist for Sprint, Nextel and Cingular to locate antennas on the water tank owned by the Locust Valley Water District at Section 23, Block B, Lot 428. It must be determined whether these antennas will provide adequate cellular coverage for the Village before the Trustees agree to allow Crown Castle to install new antennas on utility poles in Matinecock.

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May 03

Matinecock Residents For Intelligent Telecommunications

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We the residents of Matinecock are very concerned about the manner in which cell phone towers and antennas have proliferated on the North Shore of Long Island in recent years. We seek to strictly limit, on numerous grounds, the proliferation of these structures, in our residential neighborhoods in Matinecock.

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