Montgomery Council Council is fast tracking a cell phone tower zoning Bill (ZTA) that will allow mini cell towers in our yards- ZTA (18-11). The vote is expected in October - before the November general elections.
This ZTA 18-11 will make it even easier and faster to install large, ugly cell poles in our neighborhoods in front of our homes. Cell antennas are to be mounted on street lights, utility poles, sides of buildings and new poles created just for the mini cell towers.
We Must Raise Our Voices to Halt This Unfriendly ZTA!
We need you to do two things:
1. Sign up and show up at the September 25th, County Council Hearing!!
This will be the ONLY public hearing on this hasty, resident-unfriendly zoning bill. Please plan to attend!
2. Submit testimony by email ASAP to the Council. Even if you cannot make the Sept 25 hearing you MUST write and CALL your council to inform them that you do not want antennas in our front yard. Tell them you do not want them to pass ZTA that allows wireless in you front yard.
Email to all these emails to ensure staff members are meeting emails personally. (Just cut and paste this email list.)
county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov, Ken.Silverman@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Councilmember.Riemer@
montgomerycountymd.gov, jason.fasteau@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Tommy.Heyboer@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Kathleen.Mitchell@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Alexis.Reed@montgomerycountymd.gov, Bertha.Flores@montgomerycountymd.gov, Mayra.Cruz-Solis@montgomerycountymd.gov, Patty.Vitale@montgomerycountymd.gov, Chris.Gillis@montgomerycountymd.gov, Walton.Harris@montgomerycountymd.gov, Councilmember.Berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov, warren.hansen@montgomerycountymd.gov, Steven.Goldstein@montgomerycountymd.gov, sharon.ledner@montgomerycountymd.gov, Rose.Taylor@montgomerycountymd.gov, lisa.mandel-trupp@montgomerycountymd.gov, Mary.Gies@montgomerycountymd.gov, Yi.Shen@montgomerycountymd.gov, Dale.Tibbitts@montgomerycountymd.gov, Dave.Kunes@montgomerycountymd.gov, Brian.Anleu@montgomerycountymd.gov, Andrea.Nunez@montgomerycountymd.gov,
montgomerycountymd.gov, jason.fasteau@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Tommy.Heyboer@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Kathleen.Mitchell@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov, Alexis.Reed@montgomerycountymd.gov, Bertha.Flores@montgomerycountymd.gov, Mayra.Cruz-Solis@montgomerycountymd.gov, Patty.Vitale@montgomerycountymd.gov, Chris.Gillis@montgomerycountymd.gov, Walton.Harris@montgomerycountymd.gov, Councilmember.Berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov, warren.hansen@montgomerycountymd.gov, Steven.Goldstein@montgomerycountymd.gov, sharon.ledner@montgomerycountymd.gov, Rose.Taylor@montgomerycountymd.gov, lisa.mandel-trupp@montgomerycountymd.gov, Mary.Gies@montgomerycountymd.gov, Yi.Shen@montgomerycountymd.gov, Dale.Tibbitts@montgomerycountymd.gov, Dave.Kunes@montgomerycountymd.gov, Brian.Anleu@montgomerycountymd.gov, Andrea.Nunez@montgomerycountymd.gov,
3. Spread the word: Get this message out on your listservs and to all your neighbors. We must inform everyone we know to get the community involved. Every person needs to write the council, and especially their councilmember!
Call your councilmember NOW and talk to your representatives staff members and tell them you do not want a cell antennas in front of your home.
Cell antennas decrease property values (see documentation at the National Association of Realtors website, emit radiation (read research on cell towers and health here) and are simply UGLY. See 20 facts about small cell towers here.
September 25 Council Hearing Information
Where: County Council Building
100 Maryland Avenue - 3rd Floor Hearing Room
Rockville, MD 20850
When: 7:30PM Wednesday
Be sure to forward this email on to your friends and neighbors.
We are a large coalition of organizations in support of protective zoning in neighborhoods. More information at Montgomery County Coalition for the Control of Cell Towers WWW.MC4T.ORG and https://smallcellsinmontgomerycounty.blogspot.com
CALL
Nancy Floreen D - At - Large, 240-777-7959
Councilmember.Floreen@montgomerycountymd.gov
Hans Riemer
D - At - Large, 240-777-7964
Councilmember.Riemer@montgomerycountymd.gov
George Leventhal D - At - Large, 240-777-7811
Councilmember.Leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov
Roger Berliner D - District 1, 240-777-7828
Councilmember.Berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov
Set up meetings and/or send them your questions and concerns. If you send a letter with questions, please cc us at
Find out who your Maryland representative is at this link- just type in your address to find out. http://mdelect.net
County Executive Ike Leggitt
Call and tell them your concerns.
Send email
(240) 777-2500
County Executive Special Assistants:
- Constantia Latham Constantia.Latham@montgomerycountymd.gov
- Joy Nurmi. Joy.Nurmi@montgomerycountymd.gov
- Charles Short Charles.short@montgomerycountymd.gov
2. Please share this information with all community and neighborhood list serves, homeowners associations and Montgomery County groups.
3. Sign up to this blog to get updates and feel free to write us at montgomerycountysmallcell@gmail.com
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