2018-01-04 Hearing Transcript - Verizon Wireless USE 17-067

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somebody made comment that these poles they fall straight down. I mean, anybody can say anything right now, you know. We don't have nothing to back it up that, you know. Common sense test in my own way, you know, if the wind blows this way, and if that thing gonna fall, how can it fall straight down when the wind blows it that way? SUNG: It's built in sections, so it goes section like this. So when it falls, it comes down in sections. It doesn't go that way. RAFFIPIY: Got it. SUNG: And, all we can do is follow what the Code allows us to do so if the Code said one foot for every five foot then we adhere to that setback guidelines. RAFFIPIY: Thank you. CLARKSON: Any further questions? If not, please take a seat. We have some public testimony. Two people are asking to testify. Would Theresa Billian and Crystal Schiszler come up, please? My apologies if I mispronounced your names. SCHISZLER (from audience area): No, it's fine. I'm used to it. CLARKSON: Would you both raise your right hands? Do you swear or affirm that you will tell the truth before this matter, before the Commission on this matter? SCHISZLER: Yes. BILLIAN: I do. CLARKSON: Thank you. SCHISZLER: Hello, my name is Crystal Schiszler. I'm Theresa Billian's daughter. I'm also a graduate student at the UH, and I was wanting to testify before you guys again about some pertinent information that I've found that I believe will, that this tower will adversely affect the surrounding properties, and I guess that was the condition to not approve the Special Permit, and I believe that should also be the condition to approve this Use Permit because there's been extensive studies, research studies, that has found that these mobile phone base stations produce radio frequency electromagnetic radiations. And, that these, there's been studies that have been showing that people living next to these towers have increased rates of headache, memory changes, dizziness, tremors, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbances, and these rates are significantly higher among those living close to these towers within about 500 meters. I believe that's about the range that was tested which is about, you know, 1,500 feet, and these, as been said, there's a house right next to this tower, a 150 feet away, where it's been told before that there's children living there. Numerous grandchildren of the man who owns the property, and they play in the street directly across from this proposed tower, monopine I guess it is now. It was supposed to be a monopole. I guess that's changed. So, I feel this is a great danger to the community. I don't understand why this has to be placed in a community. My mom's property 10V1111.11 11