47abc
March 4, 2021
DEWEY BEACH, Del. – Dewey Beach residents and town leaders say 5G poles being installed along the beach are an unwanted eye sore. “They claim they have to be right at the entrance to the beach, and it just looks absolutely horrible. It’s right in the way of everything, and we have two companies that are putting them in now. What happens when the three other national companies come in and say they want to put the poles in also?” said Mayor Dale Cooke.
Mayor Cooke says that’s why the town passed an ordinance Tuesday that would set design standards for any future poles. The ordinance requires poles to be at least 50 feet from beach entrances, and new structures must be 100 feet from each other. Plus, wireless companies should first consider installing new equipment on existing utility or light poles.