Thanks for those ideas, Moose. I don't think that we will have any more
cellular system masts in our village, but you never know, especially with 4G on
the way.
I understand that radiation is not thought to be a problem, but the view would
be bad enough, and the hum! I hear the mains hum all the time (I think that's
what it is), if I let myself . . .
Chris
On 12 Sep 2011, at 06:43, Moose wrote:
> Lots of emails, lots of hot air. finally a meeting with our Councilperson and
> the city chief engineer. Had to let
> everyone go on about radiation forever. Finally, I got attention to my
> contention that the only way for the city to gain
> control was on other grounds. A neighbor had gone into SF to take pics of an
> installation there identical to what was
> proposed here. Never mind the antenna 80 feet in the air, it's the 7-8 foot
> high stack of big, ugly equipment boxes and
> cables that I object to. And everyone who lives close to then complains about
> the 60 cycle hum.
>
> I pointed out that regulation based on esthetics and appropriate installation
> for our neighborhood could be effective
> entirely without any mention of radiation at all. I asked if anyone asking
> for a permit for public art like that would
> possibly get a permit. The city council soon passed an ordinance requiring
> that such antenna installations be no larger
> than a much smaller size - and emit no noise. Not a peep from T-Mobile since.
>
> I'm pretty sure equipment that meets those requirements simply doesn't exist,
> at least yet. And I bet the ordinance
> would withstand legal challenge, because the requirements are eminently
> reasonable for residential neighborhoods.
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