“I cannot in good conscience support anything that could possibly harm our people, our animals, including bees, cows and horses, for example,” Brookfield, CT’s first Selectwoman Tara Carr said to The News Times. “There is no conclusive evidence suggesting that radiation technology is not harmful [to] human health and wildlife and therefore no evidence it would not be harmful to the residents of Brookfield and our environment,” she concluded.
Apparently unbeknownst to Carr, the World Health Organization and American Cancer Society, as well as government regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada, have all determined that cell towers do not pose a health risk.
The focus of the concern is a 165-foot cell tower that has been proposed by Homeland Towers. Operating under the wing of AT&T, the tower project was presented by Homeland this past summer. The project awaits the final approval of the Connecticut Siting Council. Since the proposal appears to meet all FCC criteria, it is likely that the plan will be given the green light, noted Selectman Steve Dunn.
“We can discuss moratoriums and we can waste time passing moratoriums, they won’t be effective because we do not have the ability to affect it,” added Dunn. He also reminded attendees of the tower’s positive impact on town safety. Once installed, the cell tower will host new equipment to support the communications systems used by police, EMS crews, and firefighters in Brookfield, reported The News Times.
The site selected by Homeland Towers is a 3,150 square foot fenced pad within an unoccupied 3.99 acre property. Although there are industrial properties nearby, the closest residence is 1,270 feet away. The monopole would carry two antennas as well as a 36-inch diameter dish antenna for use by emergency services.
A $5.9 million capital project was approved by voters earlier this year. Those monies, combined with $39,000 in American Rescue Plan pandemic relief funds, will be a huge benefit to emergency services personnel who currently rely on equipment that was built in the 1980’s, according to The News Times.
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