This Bill would would ensure that if a cell tower company wants to put a cell tower on a Prince George's County School they must hold a public hearing at the school before the cell tower is cleared to be built.
This bill ensures YOU are informed when a cell tower is proposed on your local school.
Please come to the Prince Georges County Delegation PUBLIC HEARING and support Delegate Alonzo Washington's Bill PG 417-18.
Prince Georges County Delegation PUBLIC HEARING
- DATE: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
- LOCATION: Prince George's Community College - Largo Student Center, (301 Largo Rd, Largo, MD 20774), Rennie Forum
- TIME: 6:00 - 8:30pm The hearing will cover both local and bi-county bills. Click here for information on testifying and submitting written testimony.
NOTE: PGCPS new policy calls for a public meeting but does NOT require it to be at the school. Other counties, like Montgomery County have the meetings at the school so parents understand this is about their school and attend. That is why this Bill is critically important.
Click here for details on giving testimony
A full list of Bills is here https://www.princegeorgeshousedelegation.com/legislation/bill-view
The draft of the Bill is here https://www.princegeorgeshousedelegation.com/legislation/bill-history?local=PG%20417-18
A full list of Bills is here https://www.princegeorgeshousedelegation.com/legislation/bill-view
The draft of the Bill is here https://www.princegeorgeshousedelegation.com/legislation/bill-history?local=PG%20417-18
Prince George’s County – Telecommunications Transmission Facility on Public School Grounds – Public Hearing and Notification . PG 417–18
This Bill will ensure that if a cell tower is proposed , the community and the parents at the school will be notified and that a public hearing will be held AT the SCHOOL, not far away in another town as has been done in the past.
A TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY PROPOSING TO INSTALL A
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION FACILITY ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS
OWNED BY THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL, BEFORE
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM EXECUTES A NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION FACILITY, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS WHERE THE INSTALLATION IS
PROPOSED
This Bill will ensure that if a cell tower is proposed , the community and the parents at the school will be notified and that a public hearing will be held AT the SCHOOL, not far away in another town as has been done in the past.
(C) AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF
THIS SECTION IS SCHEDULED, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY SHALL:
- PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE HEARING DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE WITHIN A 1–MILE RADIUS OF THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION SITE;
- PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE HEARING DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY ONCE A WEEK FOR AT LEAST 4 SUCCESSIVE WEEKS; AND
- MAIL NOTICE OF THE HEARING DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION TO THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF EACH CHILD THAT ATTENDS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS WHERE THE INSTALLATION IS PROPOSED.
