Tuesday, September 8, 2015

IT IS SEPTEMBER AND TIME FOR A CELL TOWER HEARING----OR IS IT?

We were informed that the Board of County Commissioners would hear the Postage Stamp zoning request for Sailfish Marina and the construction of a cell tower at that site on September 22, 2015. But will they?

Here is the history of the 2 application submissions and their postponements:

August 27, 2014 Mr. Aycock requested per Section 10.2.D.3, one time request for new
application, 60 days allowed

March 5, 2015 Local Planning Agency unamiously approved the 2 applications despite strong objections on the part of the Intervenors. Application moved forward to the BOCC for a hearing.

BOCC hearing was scheduled for April 7, 2015 but was postponed at the request of Mr. Aycock. It was rescheduled for May 19, 2015.

The County Staff requested a postponement of the May 19th hearing. The hearing was rescheduled for June 23, 2015.

At the request of Mr. Aycock, the June 23, 2015 was postponed. It is rescheduled for September 22, 2015.

Now the County Staff is suggesting that they will request to postpone the hearing again. This is not definite.

Why is this happening? What are they trying to do that they do not want the public to know about? We are up to 4 or 5 postponements depending on how you count the August 27, 2014 request.

Has any other cell tower request been subjected to so much opposition and received so many postponements in order to get it right?

More than 700 people have signed a petition against the cell tower. Why stop the hearing again?

Continue to let the BOCC know that you oppose postage stamp zoning and the construction of a cell tower in a residential neighborhood.

Contact the BOCC by email at:

efieldin@martin.fl.us
ascott@martin.fl.us
sheard@martin.fl.us
jhaddox@martin.fl.us
dsmith@martin.fl.us

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