PORT ST. LUCIE — Residents near Faith Congregational Church won’t be seeing a cell phone tower by their homes in the future.

The Port St. Lucie City Council unanimously agreed Monday night to deny granting special exception to city zoning codes for a cell phone tower to be built at the church on the southeast corner of Savona and California boulevards.

“We want to keep our neighborhoods looking nice,”said Mayor Patricia Christensen.

Residents who disagreed with the tower came forward to speak. Their complaints included concerns about fitting in with the aesthetics of a residential community, the adverse health effects resulting from radio frequencies emitted from cell phone towers, and the parking and traffic.They also felt that a cell phone tower doesn’t belong by Oak Hammock K-8 School, located on Southwest California Boulevard.

Christensen said more towers will be needed as more people use cell phones, but the towers should be built off main roads and not in residential areas.

TCPalm Staff

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