2017-08-03 Hearing Transcript - Verizon Wireless USE 17-067

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Okay, we have three people have submitted their names to testify—Theresa Billian, Aaron Zeeman, and Crystal Schiszler. If you're still wanting to testify, please come forward and be prepared to be sworn in. ZEEMAN: Hello? [Testing the microphone.] CLARKSON: Would you please raise your right hands? Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give before us is the truth? ZEEMAN: I do. BILLIAN/SCHISZLER: Yes. CLARKSON: Thank you. And, please speak into the microphone. SCHISZLER: Do you want me to state my name? My name is Chrystal Schiszler, and I spoke before you guys last time at the last hearing, and I just wanted to touch on some points that weren't really talked about last time such as property values decreasing in that area and also just that people—I've been planning on moving to that area with my fiance so we can start a family up there. Now, since this is happening, I can't even, I'm really worried about even moving there. We were going to buy on my mom's street, and now this is happening. Our plans are on hold, so this is a really serious thing. This is affecting people's lives. This is not just about cell phone service. This is people's lives, so—and property values. There was just a property on my mom's street that went down fifteen to ten thousand dollars now, and we're not sure exactly why but it could be due to this cell phone tower. And, this thing is really unfair, you know, to do this to the residents there just `cause some, some other property owners want to make money off of their property and don't even want to live there. I think this is really sad. I don't think it's right, and on many levels—not to, we're talking about health issues last time. That's a big issue, too. We've already touched on—Verizon was saying that there's—it's about as powerful as a cell phone? I don't see even how that's possible. That's what they stated last time during the hearing, and I just don't see how a cell phone tower that's a 160 feet tall can be as powerful only as one cell phone, so I dispute that. And, I just think the health impacts are great. And, not to mention the wildlife which was touched on last time. It's very important. There's a lot of native `ohi`a trees around the area, hawks, you know `io-s. It's just—and there's a cave runs through the area which my mom which touch on, too, so it's verya lot of issues going on. This is not a good place for this tower, and there's a family right across the street which I'm sure will be talked about it again, and so it's, a lot of stuff going on that doesn't make this a really great site for this tower that we're very opposed to it. So, that's about it. Thank you. ZEEMAN: Aloha. My name is Aaron Zeeman, and I'm a resident of Eden Roc. And, I was going to get into a few things to give you guys a little bit more information that you don't have, but like you said, they'll be time for testimony later, so I don't want to waste your time. I realize that you guys are choosing somebody for this whole situation, but there is something I think all of you on the Planning Commission need to consider. There has been talk of health effects, and, you know, I'm a man of science myself. Okay? And, I understand the, the "need/want" for a cell phone tower out there. But, there is a report by the BioInitiative Group of 2012. Now, if EXHIBIT B 2