on Sept. 27 in federal court on behalf of its Monmouth members in an effort to stop the towers from being built along Ocean Avenue near the boardwalk.Monmouth County, arguing that the company’s application to build the towers was unlawfully denied.
The multinational telecommunications conglomerate is seeking a court order that will require the county to agree to the placement of the towers on county-owned right-of-way and to execute a landowner consent form that the company has claimed is a necessary prerequisite of its application to the state for a permit, according to a release from Children’s Health Defense. On Aug.
In petitioning to officially join the legal fight over the towers, the non-profit group says it’s working on behalf of individuals who live in the immediate vicinity of the proposed facilities who say they would be directly affected by their placement and operation.