Old Mill Road Cell Tower On Tap

An application to put a 120-foot cell tower on the property of Clayton Concrete on Old Mill Road is among those to be considered by the Board of Adjustment Wednesday.

The board also is scheduled to hear an application to renovate the empty Budget car rental facility near the Allaire Circle on Route 34. A realty company is scheduled to make a pitch to turn the building into an appliance showroom and sales business.

Cellular carrier T-Mobile wants to build the tower at 1817 Old Mill Road. 

T-Mobile, like all cellular providers, is under orders by the Federal Communications Commission to provide a reliable network and the tower would fill current gaps in its coverage, thereby satisfying the company's federal mandate, T-mobile representatives have said.

Residents have packed previous meetings on this and other T-Mobile cell tower applications, many speaking against the plans.

The zoning board in September rejected a T-Mobile proposal for a tower at 5100 Belmar Blvd., another that neighbors hotly contested.