A Fight Over a Cellphone Tower Has Created a Rift Among Sagaponack Village Residents - 27 East
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A Fight Over a Cellphone Tower Has Created a Rift Among Sagaponack Village Residents

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Marilee and Lee Foster at the home used as employee housing next to Sagaponack Village Hall. DANA SHAW

Marilee and Lee Foster at the home used as employee housing next to Sagaponack Village Hall. DANA SHAW

The house being moved in 2007.. COURTESY LEE FOSTER

The house being moved in 2007.. COURTESY LEE FOSTER

Sagaponack Village Hall. DANA SHAW

Sagaponack Village Hall. DANA SHAW

Construction at Sagaponack Village Hall. DANA SHAW

Construction at Sagaponack Village Hall. DANA SHAW

A rendering of the cell tower at Sagaponack Village Hall.

A rendering of the cell tower at Sagaponack Village Hall.

A rendering of the cell tower at Sagaponack Village Hall.

A rendering of the cell tower at Sagaponack Village Hall.

authorCailin Riley on Aug 28, 2024
Since taking office again in 2022 as the mayor of Sagaponack Village, Bill Tillotson says he’s fielded the same question over and over from residents: When is the cellphone tower... more

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