May
Cell phone antenna on church rings up trouble
Wireless companies are always looking to take care of coverage dead zones in an attempt to keep and attract new subscribers but building new cell phone towers is not always an option due to the lack of available space or zoning. That’s why many companies have begun to lease roof space on buildings. One such plan seems to have the residents of one community up in arms. Of course, this is no regular residential or commercial building–it’s St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Rockville Centre, NY.
According to Fox News, some residents are against the building of a cell phone tower on church property, but the church’s pastor is all for it. That’s because the tower will bring in an additional US$1470 a month to the church budget. At a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting many local residents came out to speak out against the plan, the most vocal reason against the plan being possible health effects associated with the cell phone tower and the resulting reduction in property values around the church as a result.
Like the director of St. Mark’s Nursery School points out in the article, some of the parents who are speaking out against the tower are carrying cell phones. If there is such a concern over the possible health effect of a cell phone tower then these same people need to be hanging up their cell phones as well. In the end, some opponents of the plan seem to be missing the point that this is an easy way for the church to raise funds on a monthly basis to do even more good for the community.
If you believe being near a cell phone tower has an effect on your health then I would expect you to speak out against the construction of one near your property just don’t use your cell phone to drum up support for your opinion.
Read more from the Fox News article.
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