Some Lindenhurst Residents Upset With Proposed Cellphone Tower

LINDENHURST, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Some Lindenhurst residents are upset with a proposed plan to build a cellphone tower in a parking lot near the Long Island Rail Road station.

If approved, the 125-foot-tall tower would be constructed in a village-owner parking lot on East John Street near the railroad station, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reported.

A Facebook page called "No Cell Phone Tower In Lindenhurst" has received more than 300 likes and an online petition against the plan has more than 100 signatures.

Listen to Some Lindenhurst Residents Upset With Proposed Cellphone Tower

Residents are concerned about potential health and safety risks.

"Cell towers are structurally unsafe, and frequently catch fire and/or collapse," according to the petition, which also cited independent studies from Germany and Israel that found living within 1,500-feet of a cell tower increases your risk of cancer by up to 400 percent.

"I'd like to research it a little bit more," resident Avi Goldstein told Hall. "I know some other areas with things such as electrical towers. It can have an impact on the health of people who live nearby."

A public hearing on the matter will be held at 7 p.m. at Lindenhurst Village Hall.

The mayor did not return a call for comment and the cell tower company could not be reached for comment, Hall reported.