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From:floodbroscattle@netscape.net
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:MOVE CELL TOWER BULLET POINTS (9/21/26)
Date:Monday, September 21, 2026 8:17:14 PM
MOVE CELL TOWER BULLET POINTS (9/21/26)
>We have cancer on both sides of our family. Our son’s oncologist told him that he
must not be around a cell tower due to the radiation. He is hypersensitive to
radiofrequency (RF) radiation and it presents a disability for him to be this close to a
cell tower. 2021 research and international studies show higher cancer mortality near
towers.
>Our residence is 435 feet (had it measured) from this proposal (not a neighborly
thing to do). Research recommend cell towers no closer than 1500 feet from any
residence.
>The U.S. government stopped funding research on the health effects of
radiofrequency (RF) radiation in the1990’s. The FCC refuses to update its 1996
wireless radiation limits. These limits must be based on scientific evidence rather than
on false assumptions that do not adequately protect the general public from short-
term or long-term RFR exposures. The US lacks federal regulations governing cell
towers.
>The telecommunications industry has almost complete control of the FCC. There’s
a revolving door between the membership of the FCC and high-level people within
the telecom industry that’s been going on for a couple of decades now. The industry
spends about $100 million a year lobbying Congress. The CTIA, which is the major
telecom lobbying group, spends $12.5 million per year on 70 lobbyists. The industry
as a whole spends $132 million a year on lobbying and provides $18 million in
political contributions to members of Congress and others at the federal level. This
year, the telecom industry will spend over $18 billion advertising cellular technology
worldwide.
>This tower will have a substantial negative aesthetic impact on every neighbor.
>Cell towers lower real property values and create fire risks.
>Cell towers will be replaced someday with total satellite communication.
>Cell tower radiation is an environmental pollutant.