Neighbors on Cell Tower Plan: Not in Your Backyard, Either

Neighbors on Cell Tower Plan: Not in Your Backyard, Either: "ASTON, Conn., - Life in the suburbs often comes with its share of worrisome surprises, like the neighbor's barking dog, unkempt yard or odd odors. Usually, however, those surprises do not include the neighbor's deciding to put up a cellphone tower that is about 10 stories tall."

Sound familiar? How about this quote:

"Neighbors say they might be less outraged by Mr. Kowalski's willingness to please Sprint if he were not also a public official in Easton. He is an appointed member of the planning and zoning commission and is chairman of the Democratic town committee. Neighbors have created a Web site, hired a lawyer and lodged complaints, thus far unsuccessful, against him to the town's board of ethics and the Statewide Grievance Committee, the agency that disciplines lawyers, alleging misconduct. "

It get better:

"Mr. Kowalski noted that he recused himself when plans for cellphone towers went before the town..."

This is getting weird:

"Last spring, he (Kowalski) asked the town's zoning enforcement officer to check if his next-door neighbor, Geoff James, had the proper permits for the "structure" he was building in his yard. It was a rabbit hutch."

Déjà vu all over again.