From Youtube: Windsor Hills/View Park Residents Return to Picket Line Against T-Mobile, CVS and CVS property owner, Alexander Haagen.

The neighborhood opposes T-Mobile telecommunications 9 antenna facility planned for the top of the CVS Pharmacy which is across the street from a nursery school, near two other nursery schools and about 50 feet from residents' homes. "We will continue to protest and will call for a community boycott of CVS Pharmacy until this issue is resolved in our favor," say the organizers. "Our property values, health and safety are being put at risk for profit and market-share and we won't stand for it." Over 700 residents have signed a petition against the antennas. United Homeowners Association (representing 5700 homes) and Windsor Hills Block (representing over 200 of the closest properties) officially OPPOSE the project.

After careful research and hearing from a panel of experts, including Libby Kelley, founder and director of the Council on Wireless Technology Impacts, and Donna Bohana, President of Solstice Realty, about the health effects of microwave radiation from cell antennas and how the presence of nearby antennas negatively impacts property values in residential areas, the residents voted unanimously to oppose the project.

Many residents complained about improper notice given the community and many questions were raised by residents on whether T-Mobile had actually provided the county proper documentation under the law. Vice Chair Leslie Bellamy of the 2nd district requested the continuance to enable all commissioners to be present to vote and asked T-Mobile to provide more information.

The request was granted in spite of initial objections by both the Chair, Harold V. Helsley of the 3rd District and 5th District commissioner, Pat Modugno. Modugno pushed for a decision to approve the project saying he was concerned someone may have a heart attack in the interim and not be able to reach 911 and he saw no reason for the delay. This was met with loud boos by the residents.

Residents were also surprised to learn that telecommunication facilities are approved without meaningful review of environmental and engineering reports. Neighborhood organizers say, "Apparently, local governments allow the telecomm industry to interpret the federal law for them. We have looked into this very carefully and learned that the FCC 'safety' standards only protect citizens from high, short term exposure levels that would actually heat tissue (like in microwave) but offer no protection for the long term, low level exposures that are being linked to cancer and many other serious health risks. So, hearing antennas meet FCC guidelines is not good enough and informed home buyers will not want to purchase our houses near these antennas."

One resident, Gary Gless, asked in testimony if the wealthy property owner, Alexander Haagen, had taken out liability insurance to cover the residents for losses in the event the antennas are installed and questioned why, after the community had supported Haagen and the CVS store, would he put profits before his neighbors.