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Respectful Request to the City of Calabasas to adopt an urgency interim ordinance re: wireless telecommunications facilities

Respectful Request to the City of Calabasas to adopt an urgency interim ordinance re: wireless telecommunications facilities

Closed — 55 supporters Verified

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Linda W.
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Gayle C.
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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 11 months ago

The cell phone industry is not properly handling many of the rules.  Certain carriers are notorious for handing over proposals that make absolutely no sense when it comes to public health safety and welfare.  Their interest and role is not to protect us.  Infact, they have been taking advantage of us both in their submission of incorrect infromation and in their targetting very intrusive areas (only in their vested financial interest and, with a blatant disregard for life) for their projects. Most recently they have been targetting our schools, where our most vulnerable, our children, are.  With the advancement in technology, this is only going to get worse. It is clear that certain carriers are especially egregious and relentless in their proposals.  It is also clear that municipalities are drawing the line. It is also clear that they may do so under more current and court upheld laws.
 
We feel that our City is in a state of emergency in regards to the WTF issues, as the many other cities which have adopted an urgency interim ordinance to protect their citizens while they figure out how to better handle the increasing demands and balance the desire for increased and expanded coverage with the need for public safety, health and welfare of their citizens.

 

We the undersigned respectfully request that the City of Calabasas adopt an urgency interim ordinance re: wireless telecommunications facilites in the interest of protecting the public health safety and welfare while the review of our current ordinances is completed.  Furthermore, we do not want the decrease in our property values, compromised quiet enjoyment of our homes, or safety issues that will result as a consequence of these cell facilities and do not want to expose ourselves and our children to the type of health risks posed by installing them in such close proximity to our homes or their school grounds (or within 1500 feet of such). Please find another "least intrusive" place to install them in filling a true and "significant gap in coverage."

Updates

October 7, 2010

The feedback from local residents has highlighted a profound concern for the safety of our schools. I am currently researching how other municipalities have successfully implemented interim ordinances to address these specific infrastructure challenges. This information will be presented to the City as part of our ongoing request for a formal review.

October 7, 2010

The reach of this initiative has expanded beyond my initial expectations. This collective momentum demonstrates a clear consensus regarding the need for immediate legislative action in our city.

6 Comments

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Mike Lowe
15 years ago Featured

These companies think they can put these eyesores anywhere they want. Glad to see the city finally waking up to the pressure. Keep them away from our homes.

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David Turner
15 years ago Featured

Total BS. They don't care about the neighbors at all. Just money and more antennas. Stop it now.

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Jessica Griffin
15 years ago Featured

Please put a stop to this before it gets out of control. We moved here for the quiet neighborhood feel not to live under a bunch of cell towers.

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Sarah Patel
15 years ago Featured

Enough with these ugly towers near the elementary school. We have kids here. Do your job and protect our families.

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Linda Bryant
15 years ago Featured

My kids are at that school every single day. Stop letting these companies push us around just to make a buck. Safety first.

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Tom Johnston
15 years ago Featured

Look at other cities doing this the right way. Calabasas needs to step up and stop these greedy companies from walking all over us.