Attention Neighbors! While the Thurmont Planning and Zoning Commission has rejected two plans to mount wireless phone antennas on the water tower in the Orchard Hills and Altogether developments [see Gazette story], Sprint and Nextel have filed for reconsideration of the site plan. This reconsideration is scheduled to go before the Planning and Zoning Commission at their August 24th meeting [7:30 pm]. If you are concerned about health related issues, declining property values, preserving the residential character of our neighborhood and avoiding aesthetic blight with the installation of antennas and base buildings in our residential neighborhood, please plan to attend this meeting. And if, like so many of us (the general public), you have not had the opportunity to become fully informed about the safety issues debate (within scientific communities) related to living near a cell tower, please take some time now to read the information posted or linked from this web site. Other communities across the nation are saying "No!" or "Enough! No More!" to the installation of cell towers near their homes. Federal judges have already ruled in favor of communities who do not want cell towers in or near their residential areas.   Petition to the Commissioners of Thurmont: Regarding Reconsideration of Sprint and Nextel Site Plans for Installation of Wireless Antennas at the Orchard Hills Water Tower Petition will be circulated for signatures. Petition in Word File Format   Please print and share this FLYER with neighbors who have internet access.	Photo: Dean Geiser-Gazette Community News 08-03-00 The Thurmont Planning and Zoning Commission rejected two plans last Thursday to mount wireless phone antennas on a water tower in the Orchard Hills and Altogether developments. [Read Full Story Here] Court Cases Important! U.S. 4th Circuit Court "Cell Tower Siting" Decisions (These decisions uphold local decision making and public input) A Clear Call: America Unplugged-A Guide to the Wireless Issue Highly Recommended Reading! Essay by award winning author B. Blake Levitt A Clear Call is an absolutely superb overview of the Cellular Antenna siting controversy. In a studied, non-inflammatory way, the author explores the current issues relevant to cellular siting: preemption of local control, regulating bodies, a survey of current biological studies. A Clear Call in Word File Format (7k)

In the News... Washington Post Article (August 8, 2000): Fairfax Threatens to Sue State, Firms Over Cell Towers "Cell Phones May Damage Nerves in the Scalp" from Occupational Medicine 2000 Larry King Live: Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? Transcript - Aired August 9, 2000 - 9:00 p.m. ET LAWYERS WEEKLY USA: (Dec. 13, 1999) National Law: Town Can Reject Cell Phone Towers Microwave Antennas Abutting Residential Zoned Property [Attached to water tower] July 11, 1998 Letter of Admonishment to a Township Mayor and Officials Citing Misinterpretations of FCC Mandates Read Guest Editorial

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