Should Reimer Recuse Himself from the ZTA that Will Place Cell Towers in Our Neighborhoods?

County Councilman Hans Reimer  is fast tracking a new zoning for the county that will allow cell towers to be mounted on our utility poles and as it turns out.. he serves on the FCC advisory committee and he has this to say when Reimer was appointed by FCC Chair Tm Wheeler to serve on the Committee, he stated in an article by MCM Media "RIEMER APPOINTED TO FCC INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE' the following: 

“I am honored to serve on the FCC advisory committee, and I intend to use this role to advocate for a more competitive and robust marketplace for broadband deployment,” said Riemer. 

“Local governments have a positive role to play in broadband deployment, and I look forward to bringing Montgomery County’s experience to the Commission.”

We would like know more about his involvement with the FCC. How was he picked? We urge the Council to work with county residents and we want Reimer to advocate for us- the citizens- and are very concerned about not being invited to have a say in what is placed in our yards! 

We want Reimer to protect Montgomery County and advocate for us as he states he is doing. 

Yes, trees will be cut. Yes you will get a cell tower in your front yard. Yes. Other cities are courageously enacting protective zoning while Montgomery County is prioritizing industry interests over citizen interests. Why is Montgomery County so dead set on putting these towers in front of homes when most citizens do not want it. Maybe there should a referendum?

See the picture of Councilman Hans Reimer with Ajit Pai, the former Verizon Lawyer who pushed to remove Net Neutrality. Reimer is pushing to increase the cell towers in our county astronomically.

The current ZTA 18:11 is NOT a responsible ordinance that protects our neighborhoods. 

Cities in California such as Petaluma, Mill Valley, Monterey, Hillsborough, Ross, San Anselmo and Sebastopol and Doylestown in Pennsylvania have voted and passed policies to protect neighborhoods.  Petaluma City Council voted to prohibited small cell installation on city-owned light poles and other city-owned street furniture and established a 500-foot setback from a small cell to any residence. In Mill Valley, schools are zoned  as a  Community Facility (which captures under the residential code) which prohibits cell towers. 

Thus schools are protected from 5G antennas in this City. After the Mayor said the 5G small cells would be an “aesthetic disaster” Palm Beach and other coastal communities got entirely carved out of legislation streamlining the 5G antennas.

Examples: 

• Read Fairfax to Study Fiberoptics Amid Protest About 5G 
• “California City blocks 5G deployments over cancer concerns”
• Read “Tiny Doylestown Borough battled Verizon over 5G and won a big settlement” and “Tiny Town Rejects Verizon Small Cells and Wins in Court”
• Read Cell tower ordinance read for first time at (Booneville) council meeting, Boonville Democrat
• Read San Rafael residents take pre-emptive strike against 5G installations
• Read “Official: Palm Beach exempt from 5G wireless law”
• Read “Petaluma 360: Petaluma sets cell phone tower policy”
• Read Read “Mill Valley blocks faster, smaller cell phone towers over cancer fears“SF Gate
• The Urgent Ordinance from City of Mill Valley  

Despite most citizens being opposed to this ZTA Reimer seems to be pushing the cell towers forward.  Where is the regard for our property values, our health and our children?

Why won't the Council consider state of the art telecommunications such as fiberoptic! Read Fairfax to Study Fiberoptics Amid Protest About 5G and learn about California Cities protecting residents by deploying state of the art super fast technology in a safe way!

Apparently Reimer was appointed by Tom Wheeler- former Wireless Industry Chief turned FCC Chair- to be on the FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. Tom Wheeler always was accused of covering up the health effects of cell phones according to his top scientist.   

He is now pushing 5G and cell towers into Montgomery County  front yards with a non protective ZTA. He says it is reasonable but presents no logical reason why setbacks must be at 30 feet when in fact industry says 5G can go much further and travel over 1000 feet. See this stated by Verizon here. 

"RIEMER APPOINTED TO FCC INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE" JANUARY 5, 2017 MYMCMEDIA

"Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler has named Montgomery County Council Vice President Hans Riemer to serve as one of two county officials nationally on the FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC).

Tom Wheeler (the FCC Chair who appointed Reimer) a few decades ago when he lead the Wireless industry lobby group. You will love these videos and learn a lot!