Subject: Another volcao -- we need your advise (Barron)..
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 070243 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers"
To: emfguru
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.......Possibly I have been remiss..... I have not been forwarding
all the "volcano-like" messages that I receive..... You may not
believe it, but I am trying to control the volume you receive.
I continue to hear from those who leave us -- "It is great, but too
much."
Anyway, I am forwarding the response you see below..... It is a good
example of what I am talking about.... As our Blue World advances
without our having any say-so whatsoever ... I am convinced it will
soon be a serious political issue.....!!
Until we make it so -- a political issue -- we will not get the full
attention of those we want ... like John McCain or Bill Bradley.....
They have to know that there is a constituency "out there" on this issue.
Cheerio...... (Thanks Robin ... Please work toward shorter paragraphs
in the future.... It helps readability..... Studies show that people
don't bother to read long-running paragraphs......)
Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
roy@emfguru.com
.....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com
...................People are more important than profits.................
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 15:16:54 -0600
From: Robin Barron
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: Re: we need your advise
Roy,
Situation as follows:zoning board meeting last Wed. had about 60 people
to voice their concerns. Sprint lawyer had their "experts" but only one
got to speak about EMF regarding the fact that they are in compliance
with FCC guidelines. Our questions helped to stall before other experts
could testify.Meeting went on until midnight. Zoning board got testy
with some of us who got emotional about health issues. We have another
chance on Feb. l5 where this will be the ONLY issue on the docket.
Sprint will be presenting experts in Radio frequency, site plan and
planning issues. The health issues cannot be brought up again. We are
going to focus only on zoning restrictions now. Our town put together a
Master Plan which took l0 years and was completed in l995, one year
before the Telecommunications Act of l996.This plan was supposed to stop
spot zoning and clearly designates what areas are residential,
commercial, industrial. The town paid for this with our tax dollars.
Zoning restrictions also include prohibition of building above the ridge
line and possible conservation restrictions. We will request that they
hold a moratorium until the planning board can incorporte these towers
into the plan,which had previously been unforseen. This town is a
perfect dish with mountains and valleys. We already have numerous
satellite dishes that were fought against and lost, as the judge said
they were important for national defense. These dishes have been here
for about 25 years. Sprint contends they are filling a gap in service.
I personally am going to head a team which will test cell service
throughout the town , both phone to phone and phone to home, using our
Bell Atlantic and other cell phones. Our core group decided not to use
a lawyer for the zoning meeting-$l0,000 dollars just for the meeting-but
to consider one if the zoning board turns Sprint down and Sprint
appeals. Personally, I voted that we retain a lawyer from the get go
but majority rules. We will also be petitioning, running ads, new
flyers, etc. We are going to find out what the fire code says for how
many people can occupy the room at the Municipal buiding for the zoning
meeting. We will try to exceed that limit so that they must, by law
stop the meeting, giving us more time. We requested more time last Wed.
but they turned us down. There is going to be a combination crane and
balloon test on Saturday, Feb. 12. We fought for this and had at least
one board member on our side, as Sprint only wanted a crane test which
cannot actually get to the EXaCT site and the entire audience moaned in
disagreement.
It was so interesting to see Sprint's shiny shoed lawyer get up and
walk around during the proceedings, a move to distract us. The one
zoning board member who is obviously sympathtic told him to sit down.
This entire issue is coming on the heels of a major town problem that
has existed for 2 years about where to put a tower for a two way radio
for the police. Although this site is not where a police tower is needed
in Vernon, both issues are related in that our town has not had the
foresite to compile a list of appropriate sites to ward against the mega
companies trying to muscle their way in. Couple that with your usual
small town politics and graft and you've got a mess. I believe we
absolutley must implore the zoning board to put a temporary stop on
Sprint's proposal until the planning board can revise the Master Plan
with these towers in mind.
Roy, thank you for you and your wonderful site. We will keep you
posted.
Robin
Roy L. Beavers wrote:
>
> Robin:
>
> Where does this stand??
>
> Guru
>
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Robin Barron wrote:
>
> > Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:39:36 -0600
> > From: Robin Barron
> > To: roy@emfguru.com
> > Subject: we need your advise
> >
> > Dear Mr. Beavers,
> > We are a rural mountainous ski town in NW New Jersey-Vernon, where we
> > already have numerous satellite and microwave dishes. Sprint is applying
> > for a variance to construct an l55' wireless tower atop one of our
> > ridges-zoned residential. The owner of the property stands to make lots
> > of money by leasing 55 acres (my backyard) to Sprint for 50 years. Our
> > neighborhood, surrounding neighborhoods and the rest of the town have
> > been alerted and we have begun mobilizing but we need hard cold facts
> > to fight this mega company. There is fighting already going on in town
> > regarding the constuction of towers in residential areas for two way
> > radio for the police.Our zoning board has been flip flopping about that!
> > Sprints proposal is not for the police-wrong part of town to solve that
> > problem. What can we do that has proven successful to win over our
> > zoning board? We are prepared to secure an attorney if needed. Sprint
> > goes to the zoning board meeting this Wed(Feb 2nd) and many of us will
> > be there. We are preparing petitions, contacting media, environmental
> > groups, etc. What else do you suggest? About 50 people met this morning
> > and it was determined that we will fight on these grounds: 1. the land
> > use is zoned residential, 2.we have a scenic vista restriction,3. we
> > have height restrictions,4. health concerns(are there enough
> > facts?)5.natural resources-endangered Bard Owl for example,6. may
> > decrease property values. Is this enough? We cannot imagine what
> > Sprint will say to the zoning board and town council to sway them-we
> > cannot imagine any other benefit to town except for better cell phone
> > reception and 911(we do fine with Bell Atlantic and others). We'll see
> > on Wed what they say. We are worried about the future of this site-when
> > present technology is obsolete what other hazardous and ugly techno-crap
> > will mar the beauty of the beautiful town? Please Advise,
> > Robin Barron
> >
>
> Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
> roy@emfguru.com
>
> .....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
> NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com
> ...................People are more important than profits.................
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