[Scan-DC] Mont. Co. Controversy on Mini-Cell Sites

Fri Sep 14 13:46:13 EDT 2018

I don’t live in Montgomery County and therefore have no skin in this game.  I do agree that cell phone towers are unsightly and don’t belong in residential neighborhoods.  They can have a negative impact on property values.  However, the argument that they can cause cancer is spurious and unfounded.  The American Cancer Society and many other similar organizations agree that there is an extremely low probability of getting cancer from exposure to radio waves from cell phone towers.  This is total fear mongering and not supported by any scientific evidence.  It diminishes the entire argument against the towers in a residential neighborhood,

In fact, using a cell phone against your ear for long periods of time exposes you to far more risk than cell phone towers.  And people who live in close proximity to 50 and 100 kilovolt (or greater) transmission lines are at far more risk than they would be from cell towers.

Steve, N4EUK

> On Sep 14, 2018, at 00:33, Alan Henney <alan at henney.com> wrote:
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________
>   Take Action To Halt Montgomery County Plan To Put Cell Antennas In F
>    Posted by: "Acuati Abreu" acuatiabreu at hotmail.com sweetaquat2002
>    Date: Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:40 am ((PDT))
> 
> Please consider contacting your council members to stop this bill from
> putting our families at risk of being exposed to radiation from cell towers
> 24 hours a day in the comfort of our home. Below are details regarding the
> bill. Call or email and urge them to vote NO.
> 
> 
> In Community,
> 
> Acuati
> 
> (Flower ave)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> County Vote in two weeks: Take Action To Halt Montgomery County Plan To Put
> Cell Antennas In Front of Your Home
> 
> Take Action To Halt Montgomery County Plan To Put Cell Antennas In Front of
> Your Home
> Montgomery Council Council is fast tracking a cell phone tower zoning Bill
> (ZTA) that will allow mini cell towers in our yards-  ZTA (18-11). The vote
> is expected in October - before the November general elections.
> 
> This ZTA 18-11<https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
> COUNCIL/Resources/Files/zta/2018/ZTA%2018-11.pdf> will make it even easier
> and faster to install large, ugly cell poles in our neighborhoods in front
> of our homes. Cell antennas are to be mounted on street lights, utility
> poles, sides of buildings  and new poles created just for the mini cell
> towers.
> 
> We Must Raise Our Voices to Halt This Unfriendly ZTA!
> We need you to do two things:
> 1. Sign up<https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html#signup>
> and show up at the September 25th, County Council Hearing!!
> This will be the ONLY public hearing on this hasty, resident-unfriendly
> zoning bill. Please plan to attend!
> 
> 2. Submit testimony by email ASAP to the Council. Even if you cannot make
> the Sept 25 hearing you MUST write and CALL your council to inform them
> that you do not want antennas in our front yard.  Tell them you do not want
> them to pass ZTA that allows wireless in you front yard.
> 
> Email to all these emails to ensure staff members are meeting emails
> personally. (Just cut and paste this email list.)
> county.council at montgomerycountymd.gov, Ken.Silverman at MontgomeryCountyMD.gov,
> jason.fasteau at MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Tommy.Heyboer at MontgomeryCountyMD.gov,
> Kathleen.Mitchell at MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Alexis.Reed@
> montgomerycountymd..gov, Bertha.Flores at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> Mayra.Cruz-Solis at montgomerycountymd.gov, Patty.Vitale at montgomerycountymd.gov
> , Chris.Gillis at montgomerycountymd.gov, Walton.Harris at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> Councilmember.Berliner at montgomerycountymd.gov, warren.hansen@
> montgomerycountymd.gov, Steven.Goldstein at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> sharon.ledner at montgomerycountymd.gov, Rose.Taylor at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> lisa.mandel-trupp at montgomerycountymd.gov, Mary.Gies at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> Yi.Shen at montgomerycountymd.gov, Dale.Tibbitts at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> Dave.Kunes at montgomerycountymd.gov, Brian.Anleu at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> Andrea.Nunez at montgomerycountymd.gov,
> 
> 3. Spread the word: Get this message out on your listservs and to all your
> neighbors. We must inform everyone we know to get the community involved.
> Every person needs to write the council, and especially their councilmember!
> 
> Call your councilmember <https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/> NOW
> and talk to your representatives staff members and tell them you do not
> want a cell antennas in front of your home.
> 
> Cell antennas decrease property values (see documentation at the National
> Association of Realtors website<https://magazine.
> realtor/daily-news/2014/07/25/cell-towers-antennas-problematic-for-buyers>,
> emit radiation (read research on cell towers and health here<
> https://ehtrust.org/science/cell-towers-and-cell-antennae/compilation-of-
> research-studies-on-cell-tower-radiation-and-health/>) and are simply UGLY.
> See 20 facts about small cell towers here.. <https://
> smallcellsinmontgomerycounty.blogspot.com/2018/09/20-facts-about-cel
> l-towers-small-cells.html>
> 
> September 25 Council Hearing Information
> Where: County Council Building
>             100 Maryland Avenue - 3rd Floor Hearing Room
>             Rockville, MD 20850
> When:  7:30PM Wednesday
> 
> 
> 
> https://smallcellsinmontgomerycounty.blogspot.com/2018/09/county-
> vote-in-two-weeks-take-action-to.html
> ______________________________________________________________
> Scan-DC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html