"Gutted" Springfield, Rotorua residents have woken up this morning to the three-storey cellphone tower they petitioned against in their area.
The residents managed to gather 737 signatures on an online petition, and there was also a physical petition to stop its installation.
![The controversial cell phone tower in Springfield in place today. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TEUQLJTJ3R342CVSQEEHZGBFCE.jpg?auth=e062a66d5d65ad4166b8792ca3b70545969265bc8117ddeddff0c2a328947db1&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
Petition co-ordinator Nilamani Wright's concerns centred around effects on health and property values.
Wright said seeing the tower go up today has left her "absolutely disappointed".