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Friday, November 22, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 47
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Plandome nixes 8 of 10 proposed Extenet nodes
IT’S THE WORD
Board will vote on final two at upcoming meeting in January BY R O S E W E L D ON Plandome’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to reject eight applications for 4G cell nodes in the village at a meeting Monday in the wake of universal pushback from residents on aesthetics and locations. ExteNet, an Illinois-based system constructor, had been hired by Verizon Wireless to build cell nodes in municipalities across the North Shore. Federal Communications Commission regulations do not allow municipalities to block nodes, while they are allowed to negotiate on grounds of aesthetics and location, but not other factors like health concerns. Over 50 members of the community gathered to voice objections in the three hours leading up to the vote, with dozens more having spoken at meetings in the past six months. “Clearly, we’re united in all the negative effects that we’ll have on
this community,” resident Jackie Nastos said. “Plandome residents will not suffer any hardships by the lack of these nodes.” Referring to the ongoing litigation between ExteNet and the Village of Flower Hill, which denied 18 proposed cell nodes and will see both parties in conference with a Brooklyn judge on Dec. 10, many speakers said that they would encourage the village to reject the nodes even if it meant a court case, including 40-year resident Michelle Tempesta. “If there’s a lawsuit, you can raise my taxes and I will contribute to the legal fees,” Tempesta said, to applause from the audience. Resident Elaine Goodwin concurred with Tempesta. “This isn’t about the fastest legal path out of here, you need to represent the people here,” Goodwin said. “We know it will take time and money for litigation. But this vote you are making will be Continued on Page 50
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANHASSET THEATER DEPARTMENT
The cast of Manhasset High School’s production of “Grease” hosted a sock hop for young residents before the shows this weekend. Shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Dalimonte eager to start term in town’s 6th District BY R OB E RT PELAEZ On the heels of winning the election in the Town of North Hempstead’s 6th District, Mariann Dalimonte (D-
Port Washington) said she is eagerly waiting for her term as councilwoman to begin. “I’m so excited for this all to happen,” Dalimonte said. “I just wish that it was January First already.”
Town Board terms do not begin until the first day of 2020, but until they do, Dalimonte is preparing with help from someone who knows her position well. In fact, she held Continued on Page 61
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