Comments on: Why Should I Worry About The Cell Tower? I Can’t See It From My House… http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/ A Community Fighting to Keep Cell Companies from Transforming Water Towers into Cell Towers Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: CHRIS http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-168 CHRIS Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:16:24 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-168 Please no more talking. Let me know the way to destroy the antenna on my roof. For good. Please no more talking. Let me know the way to destroy the antenna on my roof. For good.

]]> By: Christine http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-137 Christine Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:16:04 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-137 T-Mobile recently attempted to persuade our community to allow them to build a cell tower on a central hill in the neighborhood. This area would be behind nearly half of the 203 residences in the development, and too close, in our opinion, to the playground that our neighborhood also maintains. When myself and my neighbors began to do research on the affects of cell towers in residential communities, this site and your article came up in everyone's search. We created a website for our community as well(http://diabloviewresidents.googlepages.com/) to make our own research easier for our community to access, and we dedicated a page of links to your site and your story. I just wanted to tell you that the website you and your neighbors put together helped us to argue our case with our Board of Directors, and through persistance of the homeowners in conjunction with our homeowners association, we were able to dismiss T-Mobile's request for assessment. Thank you for sharing your struggle with the world. I hope you know you and your neighbors have helped our community and our thoughts are with you! Christine T-Mobile recently attempted to persuade our community to allow them to build a cell tower on a central hill in the neighborhood. This area would be behind nearly half of the 203 residences in the development, and too close, in our opinion, to the playground that our neighborhood also maintains. When myself and my neighbors began to do research on the affects of cell towers in residential communities, this site and your article came up in everyone’s search. We created a website for our community as well(http://diabloviewresidents.googlepages.com/) to make our own research easier for our community to access, and we dedicated a page of links to your site and your story. I just wanted to tell you that the website you and your neighbors put together helped us to argue our case with our Board of Directors, and through persistance of the homeowners in conjunction with our homeowners association, we were able to dismiss T-Mobile’s request for assessment. Thank you for sharing your struggle with the world. I hope you know you and your neighbors have helped our community and our thoughts are with you!

Christine

]]> By: Jennifer Reis http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-103 Jennifer Reis Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:12:39 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-103 As member of this community for 12 years, my question is why were the people of Hopewell Township able to battle the expansion of Mercer County Airport and not this. I can't imagine that the concerns are not widespread. This does not only affect those that live here, they affect the community as a whole. Hopewell Township residents moved here for a reason, not only a nice environment but also good schools. With the placement of antennas so close to an Elementary School, why would parents consider even purchasing a house in this neighborhood at all. There children spend 6 hours a day 5 days a week, 10 months every year for 6 years at this school You don't have to live next to the tower for this to affect your family. Our property value may lower because fewer people willing to buy in this area, then fewer students will attend the local elementary school in this neighborhood and then schools get redistricted and then students from other neighborhoods will be attending that Elementary School. People need to think into the future and realize that this eventually will affect everyone, not just those that live around the water tower. Township Committe, please think about what you are doing, this is not a short term problem with a short term solution. There are long range consequences, not just health related.... As member of this community for 12 years, my question is why were the people of Hopewell Township able to battle the expansion of Mercer County Airport and not this. I can’t imagine that the concerns are not widespread.

This does not only affect those that live here, they affect the community as a whole. Hopewell Township residents moved here for a reason, not only a nice environment but also good schools.

With the placement of antennas so close to an Elementary School, why would parents consider even purchasing a house in this neighborhood at all. There children spend 6 hours a day 5 days a week, 10 months every year for 6 years at this school

You don’t have to live next to the tower for this to affect your family. Our property value may lower because fewer people willing to buy in this area, then fewer students will attend the local elementary school in this neighborhood and then schools get redistricted and then students from other neighborhoods will be attending that Elementary School.

People need to think into the future and realize that this eventually will affect everyone, not just those that live around the water tower.

Township Committe, please think about what you are doing, this is not a short term problem with a short term solution. There are long range consequences, not just health related….

]]> By: Moira Sandford http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-98 Moira Sandford Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:47:43 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-98 Well said Mina... Clearly more studies need to be conducted regarding the harmful effects of RF radiation. I wish everyone would realize this FACT and not get hung up on the words of some who are ignorant in stating that there are no harmful effects. Just because they have impressive initials after their names does not mean they are even close to being correct, nor does it give me any peace of mind. I have impressive initials after my name too...P.W.M (person, wife and mother) I can state with absolute certainty that more long term studies need to be conducted! None of us should be guinea pigs! Help fight and STOP T-Mobile and any other cell companies from polluting our community with their (possibly) harmful cell tower. Email our Township Committee and T-Mobile with your outrage and concerns. Well said Mina…
Clearly more studies need to be conducted regarding the harmful effects of RF radiation. I wish everyone would realize this FACT and not get hung up on the words of some who are ignorant in stating that there are no harmful effects. Just because they have impressive initials after their names does not mean they are even close to being correct, nor does it give me any peace of mind.
I have impressive initials after my name too…P.W.M (person, wife and mother) I can state with absolute certainty that more long term studies need to be conducted! None of us should be guinea pigs!
Help fight and STOP T-Mobile and any other cell companies from polluting our community with their (possibly) harmful cell tower.
Email our Township Committee and T-Mobile with your outrage and concerns.

]]> By: Mina Angelakis http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-93 Mina Angelakis Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:31:23 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-93 I just read an article on MSNBC.com titled "Report Urges Study of Cell Phone Health Effects" Could wireless devices harm children or pregnant womena, U.S. experts ask. The article suggests researches should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the US National Research councel advised on Thursday. Most studies have looked only at short-term effects on healthy adults. More studies needs to be done on multiple, long-term, low intesity radio frequency (RF) exposure. "Measuring the amount of RF energy recived by juveniles, children, pregnant women from wireless devices and RF base station antennas. It goes on to say basically more studies need to be done on children because of developing organ and tissue systems. If this is not a good arguement to keep fighting, I don't know what it is. You may not live near to tower, but your children go to the school. Do you want your children to be the guinea pigs. I know I don't. I urge the Township Committee to read the article in full. I would love an answer from T-Mobile as well. I just read an article on MSNBC.com titled “Report Urges Study of Cell Phone Health Effects” Could wireless devices harm children or pregnant womena, U.S. experts ask. The article suggests researches should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the US National Research councel advised on Thursday. Most studies have looked only at short-term effects on healthy adults. More studies needs to be done on multiple, long-term, low intesity radio frequency (RF) exposure. “Measuring the amount of RF energy recived by juveniles, children, pregnant women from wireless devices and RF base station antennas.
It goes on to say basically more studies need to be done on children because of developing organ and tissue systems.
If this is not a good arguement to keep fighting, I don’t know what it is. You may not live near to tower, but your children go to the school. Do you want your children to be the guinea pigs. I know I don’t. I urge the Township Committee to read the article in full. I would love an answer from T-Mobile as well.

]]> By: Lisa Rizziello http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-90 Lisa Rizziello Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:39:59 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-90 Hello everyone... Thank you Lisa Hayden for all that you have done so far in leading us in this fight.. Thank you also Marta for all your work... and Thanks to all of my neighbors and friends who have gotten involved and voiced their opinions...... EVERY property owner in Brandon Farms,Twin Pines, and Smith Crossing.... make your opinion heard... T-Mobile... know that your company is at serious risk for losing forever those you want as customers if you continue with your plans of turning the water tower into a cell tower.....Hopewell Township Committee members...please work with T-mobile to make the alternate site a reality.....remember to be far sighted, see ahead, not just what is immediate..... Hello everyone… Thank you Lisa Hayden for all that you have done so far in leading us in this fight.. Thank you also Marta for all your work… and Thanks to all of my neighbors and friends who have gotten involved and voiced their opinions…… EVERY property owner in Brandon Farms,Twin Pines, and Smith Crossing…. make your opinion heard… T-Mobile… know that your company is at serious risk for losing forever those you want as customers if you continue with your plans of turning the water tower into a cell tower…..Hopewell Township Committee members…please work with T-mobile to make the alternate site a reality…..remember to be far sighted, see ahead, not just what is immediate…..

]]> By: Lisa Hayden http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-81 Lisa Hayden Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:35:28 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-81 <p>Jennifer,<br /> It always helps to know that we are not alone in this fight. I will definitely visit your website and get more informed! I encourage everyone to do so!<br /> Thanks for your post!<br /> Lisa</p> Jennifer,
It always helps to know that we are not alone in this fight. I will definitely visit your website and get more informed! I encourage everyone to do so!
Thanks for your post!
Lisa

]]> By: Jennifer http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-78 Jennifer Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:44:19 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-78 <p>I greatly applaud your efforts to stop these cell tower companies from coming into our townships and bullying Township Committees and residents into accepting cell towers being placed where they do not belong.</p> <p>We are currently fighting a large battle in Cranford against Verizon and 4 other carriers who are seeking to place a 130' cell tower in a single family residential zoned area, directly adjacent to the very scenic and historic district of Lenape Park (i.e. the Rahway River Parkway Historic District). Lenape Park is also designated as Green Acres, as is Nomahegan Park, which is directly across the street from the proposed cell tower site.<br /> Please take a moment to visit our website http://www.residentsact.blogspot.com We would greatly appreciate it. As you know, fighting these cell tower companies is no easy task and any and all help is so greatly appreciated! We also have an online petition, www.petitiononline.com/notocs <br /> Thank you again! I wish you continued success in your fight!<br /> Jennifer</p> I greatly applaud your efforts to stop these cell tower companies from coming into our townships and bullying Township Committees and residents into accepting cell towers being placed where they do not belong.

We are currently fighting a large battle in Cranford against Verizon and 4 other carriers who are seeking to place a 130′ cell tower in a single family residential zoned area, directly adjacent to the very scenic and historic district of Lenape Park (i.e. the Rahway River Parkway Historic District). Lenape Park is also designated as Green Acres, as is Nomahegan Park, which is directly across the street from the proposed cell tower site.
Please take a moment to visit our website http://www.residentsact.blogspot.com We would greatly appreciate it. As you know, fighting these cell tower companies is no easy task and any and all help is so greatly appreciated! We also have an online petition, www.petitiononline.com/notocs
Thank you again! I wish you continued success in your fight!
Jennifer

]]> By: Karen http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-60 Karen Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:51:29 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-60 The people I speak with at the elementary school, PTO, library, grocery store, and so on, think this is over - that surely the Township Committee has been able to successfully negotiate with T-Mobile for a new site. It's NOT over - a new site has not been agreed upon by T-Mobile. A small revision to the ordinance, the one that got us into this mess in the first place, is all that they've accomplished. And even that really does very little - just prevents wrapping around the tower sides. So back to the Hopewell Township Committee on Jan 14 th . The people I speak with at the elementary school, PTO, library, grocery store, and so on, think this is over - that surely the Township Committee has been able to successfully negotiate with T-Mobile for a new site. It’s NOT over - a new site has not been agreed upon by T-Mobile. A small revision to the ordinance, the one that got us into this mess in the first place, is all that they’ve accomplished. And even that really does very little - just prevents wrapping around the tower sides. So back to the Hopewell Township Committee on Jan 14 th .

]]> By: Moira Sandford http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-52 Moira Sandford Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:01:01 +0000 http://brandonfarmswatertower.com/wordpress/2008/01/04/why-should-i-worry-about-the-cell-tower-i-can%e2%80%99t-see-it-from-my-house/#comment-52 It is amazing to me all of the information learned since this "war" on T-Mobile started. Each day, hour, more details are told by our tireless team. I am dumbfounded by the lack of outrage and concern from the Brandon Farms Community and POA. Re-read Marta's Jan 4th blog for a much needed wake up call and help this team fight. Mark January 14th 7:00 Municipal Bldg. on your calendar. This is a Township meeting that you should not miss. These meetings are very enlightening. Come and see how our township and our elected officials work. It is amazing to me all of the information learned since this “war” on T-Mobile started. Each day, hour, more details are told by our tireless team. I am dumbfounded by the lack of outrage and concern from the Brandon Farms Community and POA. Re-read Marta’s Jan 4th blog for a much needed wake up call and help this team fight. Mark January 14th 7:00 Municipal Bldg. on your calendar. This is a Township meeting that you should not miss. These meetings are very enlightening. Come and see how our township and our elected officials work.

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