LOCAL OPPOSITION TO PHONE MAST IN DUNMORE

Date Published: 14-Oct-2009

Locals in Dunmore and Glenamaddy are holding a public meeting this evening(WED 14/10) to discuss their opposition to a proposed phone mast in the area.Hutchinson 3G has applied for permission to erect the mast at Littlecastle in Dunmore.The company's original plan to build the mast on a site in Woodfield fell through when the landowner withdrew from the agreement.Plans to build on the site in Littlecastle have been met with local opposition amid concerns about the mast's proximity to a number of homes.An action group will be set up to challenge the company's application, at the public meeting which takes place at 9 o' clock tonight in Gortaleam National School.