A moderated community conversation about the feelings at stake in disputes over local cell towers

On Tuesday, December 8, a special town meeting at the Waldoboro Municipal Building will consider funding legal fees in the cell tower lawsuit.

Two days later, OHOH invites you to explore feelings underlying the dispute that may not find full expression at an official town meeting.

• Angry that the town is being sued? Frustrated with government or the approval process?
• Glad the project faces public scrutiny—or still feeling unheard and disrespected?
• Hoping for better coverage? What if the tower doesn’t serve your carrier?
• Protective of the landscape, or of the freedom to disconnect?
• Willing to wait for more voices? Or fed up by opposition to the project?

This is not another debate or information session. It is a space for curiosity and empathy, where we can consider how our personal and community histories inform our very legitimate feelings.

Why? Because our feelings shape how we act together. Hearing how others feel can help us understand one another, reconsider our views, and find ways forward as a community that might feel a little bit better. Exploring the threats, losses, frustrations, and desires people experience can reveal what is at stake for each of us.

Everyone is welcome. Uncertainty and mixed feelings are welcome, too.