DEWEY BEACH, Del. - A protest against the 5G poles that keep popping up at the end of ocean block streets is getting more attention. Meanwhile lawyer Alex Pires has filed a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
A petition created by the Save Dewey Beach campaign now has more than 400 names on it. Protest organizer Dan Dionisio says over 1,000 people are interested in the event on Facebook. He says his site is getting over 2500 visitors a day and that he's in touch with over 200 coastal towns around the country spreading the word.
Pires says Verizon didn't explain what exactly they were doing when they applied for the permits. He says the 5G poles should be on the highway, not the beach.
"To me it's a David and Goliath story and we're David," Pires says. "I got myself and my wife, Diane Cooley, who's also a lawyer, and John Snow. The three of us are class representatives on behalf of all the people who live in Dewey... You can't just do whatever you want. The beaches are pristine. They've never been touched in 150 years. There's never been a permanent placement of anything on these beaches."
Pires says a court hearing is set for July 6th at 9:30 a.m.
The Save Dewey Beach protest is planned for July 5th from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Rodney Avenue.
