{"id":2367,"date":"2013-05-29T01:36:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T05:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2013-05-29T01:36:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T05:36:58","slug":"bell-tower-is-democracy-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/bell-tower-is-democracy-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell Tower is democracy in action"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Re: Reader has a novel solution to Bell Tower, May 14, 2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I read with interest the above commentary. Mr. Marshall states that he was surprised about the \u201csudden outcry\u201d and residents \u201chave had plenty of warning and consultation.\u201d
\nNothing could be farther from the truth!
\nWe who have been personally involved and are in the know regarding the process undertaken to erect this tower would like to share with you that the rules and the process for consultation and engaging our community were broken and flawed; not to mention that in the proposal submitted by Bell to Township of King and their approval of the same has little or no factual information to substantiate the need for a tower with the exception of a comparison of 2 – 3\u201dX 5.5\u201d graphic images in which the second image states the following: \u201cthe proposed installation will satisfy network engineering requirements and will improve coverage and capacity in the service target area\u201d.
\nThere is mention of \u201cpotential for dropped calls and the slowing of data\u201d but no information to support the same. The argument in the application was that \u201cthere are no existing structures in the vicinity of sufficient height to satisfy network engineering requirements therefore, a new installation is required.\u201d Yet Bell had another application at St. John\u2019s Sideroad west of Bathurst, so you have to ask- what is this all about?
\nThe consultant for Bell requested a waiver on the need for public consultation from Industry Canada initially and was a \u201cno show\u201d for the open house with no notice given of the cancellation June 12, 2012.
\nAccording to Industry Canada standards and the Township of King rules 27 Aurora households were to be notified in writing and according to Town of Aurora 52.
\nAccording to the Mayor of King \u201capproximately 10 Aurora households were notified\u201d by the consultant for Bell.
\nI could go on about the flaws and discrepancies but want to take this opportunity to say and I for one am not concerned about the esthetics. My issue is with the potential health impacts of living near this mega-tower which is due to host several other carriers, and I am in healthcare!
\nWe doubt that the transmission machinery in this tower is pointed only at the cows and the open fields of King Township but rather into our homes, down our streets, towards the core of the Town of Aurora. The emissions from these types of things can carry for long distances according to scientific literature. Many jurisdictions in our province alone do not allow them near or in close proximity to residential areas, families with small children, and have refused to approve applications in these locations. So why should we?
\nIt is also interesting that in the lease contracts for the land there is a clause to state the Bell is not responsible for any health impacts or concerns as a result of the tower but the person who leased them the land is.
\nThe lot where the tower sits is 39 acres, with approx. 1010 feet of frontage on Bathurst and the tower is located 79 feet from the road, what\u2019s up with that you ask? We need your help to fight for the rights of everyday people and to help toe the line on big business thinking they can do whatever they want!
\nWe have the Town on our side and lots of \u201cammunition\u201d for a worthy cause.
\nThe next Town of Aurora Council meeting is on May 28, 2013 at 7 p.m. According to Bell\u2019s lead for this project the response from our community has been \u201cunprecedented.\u201d
\nInformally we have heard that Bell has offered to paint the tower and put up some landscaping\u2026.which by the way has been a part of what has been an initial offering in some of their other proposals. How about moving the tower to the backyard of one their executives? <\/p>\n

Anitta Robertson
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(Re: Reader has a novel solution to Bell Tower, May 14, 2013) I read with interest the above commentary. Mr. Marshall states that he was surprised about the \u201csudden outcry\u201d and residents \u201chave had plenty of warning and consultation.\u201d Nothing could be farther from the truth! We who have been personally involved and are in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letters-opinion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-Cb","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 19:20:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}