ARX Wireless will begin site preparation and construction of a communications tower in Monroe.  The tower will be located in the wooded area on the northern side of the former Chalk Hill School. This project was proposed by ARX in late 2019, and was presented and discussed at numerous public meetings. 

The Monroe Planning & Zoning Commission and Town Council each approved the project.  The new tower will provide cellular coverage to an area of town, including at the school campus, where there are dead zones.  Monroe officials say this will also help improve the current public safety radio communications system. 

Crews will be clearing, excavation, pouring a foundation, and laying electrical conduit to allow for the construction of the tower.  The hours of construction are 7am to 4:30pm, but ARX has agreed to not interrupt drop-off or dismissal at either Jockey Hollow or Fawn Hollow Elementary.   All employees and workers on site will be clearly uniformed so as to be identifiable for security purposes.

Workers at the site will not have access to either Jockey Hollow or Fawn Hollow.