Re: [pgpubliced] Update on Cell Towers on school property or near residential communities

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Diane C. Russell

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Apr 26, 2017, 5:31:06 AM4/26/17
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The Yahoo archives for the PG-Politics, PrinceGeorges_Discussion, and PGPublicEd mailing lists have messages discussing this in January 2011, May 2013, and May to October 2014, with some scattered followup messages in 2015.

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 11:53 PM, ARTE...@aol.com [pgpubliced] <pgpub...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


According to several reports as recently as tonight, in 2010, the PGCPS Board signed a contract with Milestone Communications to allow Cell Towers on school property, but apparently did so without adequate notices, or hearings with the public. Since then many parents, students and other community members have tuned out in large numbers mostly to oppose this action.
 
Also, according to at least one school system report, PGCPS would receive significant review. However, how can it be defined as significant revenure when it would be less than 1% of all revenue received by PGCPS?
 
Is that worth potential risk to people, especially children or possible lower property values?
See series of articles or links to more below and if you are concern, work with your local PTA, Community leaders, etc. to address this matter with the PGCPS Board of Education.
Rick
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Board Action Summary
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2010, Prince George's County Public Schools established Administrative
Procedure 0800 on Telecommunications Transmission Facilities, which such Procedure provides criteria by which the Board of Education evaluates and make decisions concerning applications to place private telecommunications transmission facilities on sites owned by the Board of Education; and
WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Schools recommends the Board’s approval of a Telecommunications Leasing Master Agreement between Prince George's County Board of Education and Milestone Communications Management III, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Master Agreement authorizes Milestone to lease a portion of identified school property sites for the purpose of constructing telecommunications monopoles and leasing space on the monopoles to telecommunication service providers; and
WHEREAS, the designation and approval for each site for placement and construction of
telecommunication monopoles shall occur, upon Board approval, in compliance with the school system’s Administrative Procedure 0800, requirements of Federal and County regulations and the County’s Telecommunication Transmission Facility Coordination Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Master Lease Agreement will generate revenue for Prince George's County Public
Schools,. Milestone Communications shall pay the Board a Site Fee of $25,000, per approved site and an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of gross revenues derived from the use, lease or occupancy of any monopole, equipment facility or site pursuant to individual site leases. Potential revenue generation is estimated at $2.5 million over a five (5) year period.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Prince George's County Board of Education has determined that the school system’s Telecommunications Transmission Facilities approval process authorizes placement of telecommunications transmission facilities on appropriately identified sites owned by the Board, and that the placement of such facilities will provide substantial revenue and income for the school system that will benefit educational objectives and goals of the Board. The Board shall maintain absolute primacy of the use of each
identified site as a public school, and the rights under the Master Leasing Agreement and individual Site Agreements are subject and subordinate to the Board’s use and operation of the school site. Accordingly, the Board, hereby this Resolution, approves the Telecommunications Leasing Master Agreement with Milestone Communications Management III, Inc., subject to the Board’s final approval of all individual site selections.
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Telecommunications Leasing Master Agreement with Milestone Communication Management III, Inc., dated November 11, 2010, provided a potential revenue estimate at approximately $2.5 million over a five (5) year period. However, administration was asked by the Board of Education to provide anticipated revenue for the 2011-2012 school year only (Refer to 01.31.11
BOE Part II-Question #40). The response that was provided anticipated generating annual revenue of $1.2 million to $2.1 million during the 2011-2012 school year only. This estimate was based on 60 potential towers being placed on various sites, a site fee of $25,000, per site, and the spread of the estimated revenue as stated in the November 11, 2010 Board Action Summary of $2.5 million over a five (5) year period.
 
Q. - Provide the revenue projections associated with allowing cell phone towers on
school properties.
A. - PGCPS anticipates potential revenue estimated at $2.5 million over a five year period to allow Milestone Communications Management III, Inc. to place private telecommunications transmission facilities (cell phone towers) on sties owned by the Board of Education. This initiative will also provide broadband service for the school system.
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More:
Apr 1, 2017 ... Verizon Wireless Cell Tower. Click here for information about a proposed cell tower at Accokeek Academy. Parking. There is no parking in the ...
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RICK TYLER
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Remember - You only know what you have experienced.
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Diane C. Russell

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Apr 26, 2017, 8:25:43 AM4/26/17
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From: Stan Fetter sfe...@icloud.com [PrinceGeorges_Discussion] <PrinceGeorge...@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [PrinceGeorges_Discussion] [pgpubliced] Update on Cell Towers on school property or near residential communities
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A lot of the local opposition has been driven by a woman from Montgomery County who throws up a bunch of non-issues; the potential for the tower itself catching on fire (I think I found 2 instances nationwide for whatever period cited, up against 120+ school buses catching fire during the same period, and nobody is trying to ban school buses), emissions from the standby diesel generators, etc.

Personally, I think it’s a non-issue.  They’re putting repeaters in stadiums, hospitals, and office buildings these days.  Take your kid to a baseball game and you’re likely getting more exposure.

The local practice came out of a suggestion from, of all places, the Planning Board.  In the process of reviewing policies on how cell sites were approved in the county and the difficulty of finding suitable sites in some areas, somebody there wondered out loud why our publicly owned sites couldn’t cash in on the demand.  I agree.

Yes, it’s only 1 percent but…find similar sources 99 more times and you’ve made the budget.  

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