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URGENT: 2 CLICKS TODAY to Stop a New Bill on Cell Towers In Front Of Homes
Don't want a cell tower 30 feet from your bedroom window?
Click the 2 links below to help defeat ZTA 22-01
The County Council is at it again. They want to pass yet another bill to make it even easier to build thousands of additional cell towers 30 feet from homes, on existing utility or light poles. This new bill comes despite adopting ZTA 19-07 last year, a zoning law the Council pushed through for the wireless industry over residents’ intense objections.
Two things to do NOW to stop this:
1. CLICK HERE TO USE OUR 1-CLICK TOOL TO EMAIL THE COUNCIL.
Tell Council President Gabe Albornoz (At-Large) and the rest of the lame-duck Council to cancel the hearing on ZTA 22-01 and allow the incoming Council to consider any changes to the zoning code. (The lead sponsor of 22-01 lost in his primary election bid, but is intent on one more handout to the wireless industry before leaving office this winter.
2. ALSO CLICK HERE to SIGN UP NOW for the wait list to speak against ZTA 22-01 at the Council’s Public Hearing on Sept. 13th.
The Council plans to allow only about 6 residents to speak for just 2 minutes each at a very short hearing on Sept. 13th. Show them that hundreds of us oppose this bad bill by making this a very long wait list!
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Montgomery County Cell Tower Information -- Stay on the look out for applications coming to your neighborhoods
- Besides contacting the Montgomery County Council with the Action Network tool at the top of this page:
- Find current and/or proposed Cell Antenna/Tower locations:
- view the Cell Tower Locations & Applications Page
- Download the excel database
- Sort by "city" then scroll to find your city. You may find it helpful to sort by other columns such as installation location or site name.
- Applications are made for things like new installs, upgrades, swaps, etc.
Town Specific Info (Contact us for assistance)
Takoma Park Updated 9/1/2022
MAKE SURE YOUR NEXT MAYOR WILL SUPPORT RESIDENTS' INTERESTS IN CELL TOWER REGULATION... (Demand your city council representatives also prioritize residents' interests). Contact candidates now.
- Takoma Park, MD Government's Cell Tower Ordinance Project Directory.
- Takoma Park City Council 2019 Letter to Montgomery County Council President Navarro expressing concerns regarding ZTA 19-07 (Telecommunications Towers – Limited Use) (PDF)
- Takoma Park City Council June 2021 Letter to Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker opposing the passage of Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 19-07 (Telecommunications Towers – Limited Use) as currently drafted.
- Takoma Park Cell Tower Application Blog Posts
- WUSA9 Report: Verizon permit delayed over ‘alarming’ radio frequency predictions in Takoma Park
Takoma Park Residents Organize for Strong Protections Against Small Cells Being Placed in Close Proximity to Homes, Schools, Child Care Centers: Many of us attended the Teach-In November 30, 2018 organized by Community Vision For Takoma (CVT) on the health, safety, and equity issues around small cell towers and related new 5G technology, and very actively advocated for strong provisions in the City’s related new ordinance to protect the public interests as rigorously as possible. We worked to help make sure the regulations to implement the new ordinance are also as strong as possible.
Maryland Take Action
URGENT Maryland Alert: Wireless Telecom Facilities must stay under Municipal Control! OPPOSE bills that aim to strip away local authority and control!
- HB-654 Update and Status of Related Bills to Keep an Eye On (Blog Post)
- Other Blog Posts tagged: "Maryland General Assembly"
- Write to your Maryland representatives about Recovering Money Owed to Marylanders from Verizon and Other Telecoms... (See Safe Technology)
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