CORNVILLE – The lease agreement with T-Mobile Cellular for a cell phone tower at the Oak Creek School has been terminated by the governing board.
T-Mobile had signed an agreement with the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District to place a cell phone tower at the school’s baseball field.
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept, 6, the COCSD Governing Board unanimously approved a motion that gave direction to the superintendent to terminate the lease agreement.
“After hearing from the community, furthering our research, and identifying alternative solutions to resolve the communication problem at Oak Creek School,” COCSD Director Operations Matt Schumacher said, the board voted “to terminate the lease agreement with T-Mobile.”
This proposed tower had some residents in a state of panic, concerned about the risk of their children being exposed to harmful radio frequency radiation.
Others applauded the agreement for the cell tower, saying the response time in an emergency would be faster and the tower would reduce dropped calls.
In August, Cottonwood Oak-Creek School District Superintendent Steve King said the proposal was in its the early stages and was focused on student safety.
However, local resident Jennifer Richards started a campaign to stop the communications giant from building the structure near the school. She posted a YouTube video on social media, outlining her concerns.
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