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<font size="+1">At the end of a grueling 5.5 hour council meeting,
the decision by Sebastopol's planning committee has been upheld.
Verizon will be permitted to upgrade their existing tower behind
City Hall to provide 4G LTE service and provide expansion to
existing voice services.</font><br>
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<big>I note that Verizon nearly didn't get this opportunity due to
some avoidable mistakes on their application paperwork. I hope
that they improve this in the future.</big><big><br>
<br>
- Chris</big><br>
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On 12/06/2011 01:46 AM, Christopher Wagner wrote:
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<font size="+1">Hi folks, I wanted to let you all know that today
(Dec 6th @ 6 pm) the Sebastopol City Council will be hearing
citizens regarding a Verizon cell phone tower upgrade at City
Hall. There will be a large contingent of people who are
strongly opposed to this upgrade due to concerns about EMF
radiation.<br>
<br>
Personally, I support the upgrade, it'll will add 4G coverage in
Sebastopol and despite claims by the opposition, my research
indicates this will actually reduce overall EMF radiation (newer
wireless technologies are far more efficient). I invite
whomever wishes to, to please come and voice your own opinion.
I believe strongly in all people voicing their opinion, but I've
noticed there's very little press about this in forums that
apply to the more technical crowd.<br>
<br>
After the Free Public WiFi opposition in Sebastopol, I think it
would be good for the Sebastopol City Council to see support
from folks who are not afraid of this technology. As noted in
the articles below, the council meeting, held at the Youth
Annex, at the North end of Morris St., starts at 6, but this
item will likely be brought up on the agenda 6:45 or 7. You
need not be a resident of Sebastopol to attend or speak on the
topic.<br>
<br>
More information (please note that both articles are written by
the opposition):<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?85428-Sebastopol-blasted-with-more-cell-tower-radiation-YES-or-NO-Dec.-6-City-Council-meeting">http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?85428-Sebastopol-blasted-with-more-cell-tower-radiation-YES-or-NO-Dec.-6-City-Council-meeting</a><br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://tinyurl.com/6q58osf">http://tinyurl.com/6q58osf</a><br>
<br>
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let
me know.<br>
<br>
- Chris Wagner<br>
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