The Issue:
Two “small” cell wireless "streamlining" Bills have been cross-filed in the Maryland General Assembly. These bills will allow mini cell towers in front of our homes, remove public notice and public hearings, preempt our local zoning ordinaces AND cap the rates that governments can charge.
- HB 1767, sponsored by Chair Dereck Davis, filed House Economic Matters Committee.
- SB 1188, sponsored by Chair Thomas Middleton, filed Senate Finance Committee.
Stop these Bills!
*These bills are based on “model legislation” that AT&T and Verizon created with a group called ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Who is Taking Action?
The Maryland Municipal League is opposed to these Bills.
The Maryland Municipal League represents 157 municipal governments in the State of Maryland.
Citizens are organizing around the Maryland to halt these Bills.
After all, do you want to come home and find a cell antenna in your front yard? If we don't stop these bills, that will happen to hundreds of Marylanders.
WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW.
Contact Your Elected Officials: Emails are great but phone calls and in person meetings are critical. From your local councilperson to your State Representatives, please pick up the phone and call and ask for an in-person meeting. Ask your representativeto stand up for your community.
Educate Yourself: Check out the websites to the left to learn more and sign up with us for email updates. We need to stay connected. Many hands make light work!
In California the same Bill- called SB 649- was rammed through the legislature and thankfully was halted by the Governor's veto. After all hundreds of CA Cities opposed the Bill and people were protesting en mass.
Organizations wrote letters in strong opposition such as The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Alliance of Nurses for Health Environments, the Sierra Club, Frank Clegg, former President of Microsoft, Canada, the Greenlining Institute, the American Planning Association. (Click on the links to read the letters)
We suggest watching these videos below to learn more.
The first video is an investigative news from California on how firefighters fought the Bill to protect their health. The last piece is from North Carolina.
From Maryland to California, its the SAME Story, the SAME Bill.
We will stop these bills! Please spread the word.
House Rules & Executive Nominations Committee, HB 1767
Kathy Szeliga 410.841.3698 / 301.858.3698 / kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us
Email All:
anne.healey@house.state.md.us; jay.walker@house.state.md.us; susan.aumann@house.state.md.us; kumar.barve@house.state.md.us; kumar.barve@house.state.md.us; eric.bromwell@house.state.md.us; dereck.davis@house.state.md.us; kathleen.dumais@house.state.md.us; bill.frick@house.state.md.us; tawanna.gaines@house.state.md.us; sheila.hixson@house.state.md.us; carolyn.howard@house.state.md.us; sally.jameson@house.state.md.us; adrienne.jones@house.state.md.us; anne.kaiser@house.state.md.us; nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us; susan.mccomas@house.state.md.us; maggie.mcintosh@house.state.md.us; shane.pendergrass@house.state.md.us; dana.stein@house.state.md.us; kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us; frank.turner@house.state.md.us; joseph.vallario@house.state.md.us
Senate Finance Committee, SB 1188
Thomas McLain (Mac) Middleton, Committee Chair and Sponsor of SB 1188 410.841.3616 / 301.858.3616 / thomas.mclain.middleton@senate.state.md.us
Email All:
thomas.mclain.middleton@senate.state.md.us; john.astle@senate.state.md.us; joanne.benson@senate.state.md.us; brian.feldman@senate.state.md.us; steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us; jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us; Katherine.klausmeier@senate.state.md.us; james.mathias@senate.state.md.us; edward.reilly@senate.state.md.us; jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us
Montgomery County Council Members
Email All: Councilmember.Riemer@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Navarro@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Elrich@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.floreen@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Hucker@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Katz@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov; Councilmember.Rice@montgomerycountymd.gov
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