[W1SMH] Antenna Tower Issue

[Kenneth Stringham]

Gentlemen,

We have an serious antenna issue in Attleboro, MA. For those of you with the ARRL, I know that I am no longer a member, not by choice but by economic necessity. We have public hearing scheduled for 20-Oct-2009 at 7:00pm in our city council chambers. This public hearing involves a change to our City Ordinances to restrict all Wireless Communications towers to locates at least 500' from any structure used for a residence. This would eliminate all residential amateur radio towers unless we can get them include exclusions for personal communications systems.

This mess was precipitated by an attempt by T-Mobile to place a new Cell Tower on property of the Knights of Columbus on Highland Avenue in South Attleboro, MA. The neighbors protested at a public hearing to approve the installation of the tower citing lost property values and potential for biological harm from the emissions.

I'm hoping that I can get others to take a serious interest in this potential disaster in the making. Our community needs to make substantial showing at this hearing with all the proper materials and words to make an effective case for an exemption.

Respectfully Yours,

Kenneth E. Stringham, Jr.
AE1X
223 Mendon Rd.
South Attleboro, MA 02703-7571
Tel: 508-639-9808