ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Ashland City Council has rejected an AT&T plan to install a dozen cell phone antennas on a movie theater.
The 4-1 vote Tuesday by the council reversed the Ashland Planning Commission’s approval of a project that would have hidden the antennas with a facade atop the Ashland Street Cinema.
Council members said AT&T didn’t present enough information to show that it wasn’t feasible to install the antennas in spots around town that already host cell phone antennas.
The city encourages grouping antennas together.
The Ashland Street Cinema is near the Hidden Springs Wellness Center, whose owners have led a fight against the cell phone antennas, citing health concerns about radio frequency radiation exposure.
