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Council to decide on new cell tower
Author: Jennifer Wilson
Date: Apr 16, 2008
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John Woods, project manager for Bell Mobility, made a presentation to council last Monday regarding the proposed Bell Communications Tower on Whitehouse Road. Despite much debate regarding the tower’s proposed location, Woods informed council that the current site for the tower is the most ideal from a health and operating stand point due to its high elevation. “We operate at almost 10,000 times below what is allowed by Health Canada,” said Woods, referring to the intensity frequency waves the proposed tower will omit. In addition to transmitting electromagnetic waves “well below what’s legally allowed,” Bell Mobility also plans to install devices onto the top of the tower to lessen the brightness of the tower’s mandatory blinking light. Woods also told council that Bell had conducted a study evaluating potential fluctuations in the value of properties near a tower. The result, said Woods, was that there were no decreases in the value of nearby homes as a result of a communications tower being installed. Upon hearing that there would be no safety concerns for close-by residents, Councillor George Young said he was in favour of the tower. “In the end, it will probably save a life rather than harm one,” said the councillor. Council is expected to make a decision on the proposed communications tower on Whitehouse Road on September 11.
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