At the June 20 Mayor and City Council meeting, the City Council
authorized the city manager to execute an agreement with Verizon
Wireless to install a cellular tower at Morris Park, which is located
near Summit Hall Elementary School. The resolution passed 4-1, with
Councilmember Robert Wu voting against.
During the public comment period, Gaithersburg residents and Janis
Sartucci with the Parents’ Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland
spoke in opposition to the cell tower. Among the issues raised were lack
of adequate notification of residents and Summit Hall Elementary
officials, placement of the cell tower between two ball fields and near
an elementary school, the safety of hazardous materials used in the cell
tower, the location of the cell tower on a flood plain, and potential
health concerns arising from radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation
(RF-EMR) emitted by the tower...
http://towncourier.com/cell-tower-planned-for-morris-park/
Alas it's Corporate America
ReplyDeleteWith their extra deep pockets
That make our lofty politicians
Behave like they are puppets.