On Thursday, November 16, 2017, the Montgomery County Planning Board will approve the construction of 3 cell tower antennas on Park land. The Planning Board will make their decision to approve these projects without the files connected to these projects and while REDACTING public information from the public.
Basic information about these projects has been redacted from the limited information that the Planning Board will have before it on Thursday. In addition, the applications connected to these proposals have not been provided. A public information act request for these documents has not been fulfilled. Does the Planning Board staff even HAVE the completed applications?
Here is the limited information in the Planning Board packet and the redacted information is blacked out.
http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Siting-for-Private-Telecommunications-Memo-Redacted-Public-Copy-002.pdf
The information that has been redacted is actually public information that is routinely part of cell tower applications in Montgomery County. Yet, the Planning Board apparently thinks the location of a cell tower is now a "secret."
The Montgomery County Planning Board is also approving the Blair High School baseball field cell tower based on incorrect information. There currently is not a working cell tower on the Blair baseball field. The previous cell tower that had been there was turned off and is no longer used. That cell tower should have been removed, however, the Planning Board allowed a useless tower and compound to remain in the baseball field outfield.
Redacted information, missing files, and incorrect information will equal a vote of the Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday?
They'll have a spirited discussion: http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Montgomery-County-Leaders-Advocacy-Groups-Lay-Out-Priorities-for-2018-General-Assembly-Session/
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