They are against building a 4G tower near the hiking trails in Saint-Jean-de-la-Motte | Mail

In June 2021, we met a group of opponents of the project to build a 4G pole at a place called l’Etoile in Saint Jean de la Motte Sarth, on the road to Mancini.

funded by the operator Bouygues TelecomAs part of the national plan New Deal MobileLaunched by the government in 2018, this edifice aims to enhance local coverage through Mobile phone.

In fact, in the city, many white areas were identified byArcep (Telecommunications and E-mail Regulatory Authority).

Mobile operators (Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange And the SFR) The government is committed to universalizing high-quality mobile phone coverage for all French people in the field of telecommunications and the Internet 4G.

On towers built in this way, wherever there are unserved areas, the four operators will be able to install their antennas in order to improve their network.

in Chausse Paillere

In the face of protests raised by opponents of the star project, the farmer who had given his consent to Bouygues Telecom to build an antenna on his land backed down.

Force the operator to find a replacement. The new chosen location is located at Chaos BeelerRoad to Fontaine-Saint-Martin.

As in the first projected place, the opposition is on the move. “My neighbor informed me at the end of February that a tower would be installed near my house and soon after, I ran into a landowner who assured me of installing a relay antenna,” explains one of the opponents. Thierry SkrzynickiShe lives in Chausse Paillère.

Lack of information

Determined to defend his own peace and that of his neighbours, the local resident seeks to learn more about the project. He then challenges the mayor, but is fired. “As a citizen, we deplore the lack of information,” he adds. Morel Caroalso opposed the project.

According to the data that each party was able to collect, a tower “37 to 42 meters high” will be built. And the deadlines are short because the antenna may come out of the ground at the beginning of summer.

petitions

Two petitions in progress, dated change.org And the leslignesbougent.org. Paper copies were also deposited in the village trade. 130 signatures was combined. Thierry Skrzynici has also written to the mayor, governor, senator and regional advisor to Laud, management and Derial.

I have sent ten registered messages, with no response at the moment.

Reasons for anger

Opponents list several reasons for expressing their disagreement with the construction of the edifice. “The infrastructure will be located only 150 meters from the first dwellings, knowing that the high intensity of electromagnetic waves will hit the residents hard, including one of them in a precarious state of health, because it is equipped with an automated defibrillator,” explains Thierry Skrzynici.

“The installation is planned on hiking trails, at the crossroads of the three roads (à, C, D – NDLR). It is a place preserved with paths that made the village famous.”

Opponents also fear the consequences for animals, cattle, chickens, sheep, and horses.

What do we leave for our children?

They finally fear for their home.

A notary from La Fleche confirms the direct effect on devaluing real estate by at least 30%. I cannot accept this. What do we leave for our children? A local resident asked before concluding: “We know nothing of the subject, we ask for a general meeting, an exchange, a consultation. »

In case they are not heard, opponents of the Mottais say they are ready to found an association and take action before the Administrative Court of Nantes. As already in the Lucy Pring for a similar project.

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