By chance, I played tennis with an engineer from T-Mobile.

He told me that T-Mobile wanted to put up a cell antenna on Brighton School property.

The cost for the installation would be 100% paid by T-Mobile with Brighton specifying all installation requirements.

The BCSD would then be paid approximately $18,000 each year.

A number of options were discussed including:

1. Replacing one of the football field light poles with a new one that would support the antenna and the existing lights.

2. Building a “flag pole” directly behind the press box stand .

3. Rebuilding the cuppola on top of the High School to enclose the antenna inside.

The opportunity to receive approximatley $18,000 annually in “free” money was rejected. While $18,000 is not a large dollar amount within a $58,000,000 budget, it was FREE money.

I asked the engineer why the opportunity was rejected. He said that the BCSD considered the potential complaint from some residents a greater issue than the $18,000.

Would you have refused to consider this opportunity?