Featured Post

Dear MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith- Time to Protect Students Not Promote Pollution

Dear Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith, I am writing to you on an important issue regarding our children’s hea...

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Take Action on the Montgomery County Cell Tower Near homes ZTA 19-07

Take Action on the Montgomery County Cell Tower Near homes ZTA 19-07 

Montgomery County is about to vote on 5G cell towers in our front yards!

The latest effort by Councilman Hans Reimer is a new zoning law that will allow:
  • Cell towers can be 30 feet from homes. 
  • Cell towers can be 60 feet from homes with no public hearing or notice. 
  • Street lights and utility poles will go up 6 to 15 feet higher. 
  • The cell tower committees review period is reduced to 20 days. 
  • Minimal aesthetic standards 
  • No limit on how large all the electrical cabinets can be. 
  • Each electrical cabinet can be 12 cubic feet but you can have as many as companies want. 
  • Hearing examiner can allow cell antennas 30 feet. 
Please see information about the ZTA 19-07 at Montgomery County website here. 
Please see the press release by Councilman Hans Riemer who is pushing industry friendly zoning fr the forth time. "Councilmembers introduce zoning proposal to legalize small-scale equipment for 5g wireless"

Did you know that Cities in California are enacting protective ordinances? 
For example, Los Altos CA passed an ordinance that bans these antennas in neighborhoods, : no small cells in residential neighborhoods, no small cells within 500 feet of schools, 500 foot setback for multi-family residences in commercial districts. 
Why isn't Montgomery County enacting similar protections? 

Here is what you can do now.

First: Plan to be at the November 19, 2019 Hearing on the ZTA 19:07 . Sign up to testify, get a babysitter, let go! Click here for more information. 

Then 
1. Talk to your neighbors about 5G. Here are some resources to learn more

2. Call and email the Council. Connect with them on Twitter and Facebook. Set up meetings in person with staff  to express your opinion. They need to hear from residents today.

Send email to all CouncilmembersCounty.Council@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov

Gabe Albornoz 240-777-7959

Andrew Friedson 240-777-7828

Evan Glass 240-777-7966

Tom Hucker 240-777-7960


Sidney Katz 240-777-7906 Councilmember.Katz@montgomerycountymd.gov 

Nancy Navarro 240-777-7968 Councilmember.Navarro@montgomerycountymd.gov 


No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.