I am honestly stunned to share that the tower will not be activated. This entire outcome belongs to the hundreds of you who refused to let your concerns be sidelined. Please keep your eyes open for any future shifts because your persistence is the only reason we are standing here …
May 7, 2020
Final supporters
Friends and Neighbors in Rancho Mission Viejo,
Rancho Mission Viejo (RMV), the master developer, has gone back on their word. They announced this week they will turn on the Verizon Canyon House cell tower, the tower they agreed to keep inactive and dismantle after hearing the community’s heath and safety concerns.
Last year, the community spoke out against the activation of the Verizon Canyon House cell tower in Esencia, which is 150 to 1000 feet from homes, the Esencia K-8 school, and Montessori school. A passionate group of community members showed up in droves at the RMV board meeting to communicate the health risks of close-proximity EMF near homes and schools. As a result, Jeremy Laster, the Executive Vice President of RMV, agreed to work with Verizon to keep the tower inactive and relocate it to a safer location. However, on Tuesday, March 31, Mike Balsamo (SVP of Gov. Relations for RMV) communicated that RMV has provided consent for Verizon to activate the Canyon House tower this week.
RMV is not listening: the community does not want this cell tower active. So what is their true motive?
Mr. Balsamo said it was in response to calls from community members with poor cell phone service. However, RMV took no information from the callers: they don’t know their name, location in the community, cell phone carrier, specific issue (and duration of issue), whether it’s new/existing service issue, or whether it was the same group of people repeatedly calling. They also did not ask for bandwidth data from any cell provider in the area to determine if the demand was exceeding the supply. RMV did absolutely no homework on the actual challenge, yet they claim that only turning on a Verizon cell tower would resolve the issue?
RMV claims that the Canyon House cell tower activation will “only be 4G” and “only for 6 weeks” while Verizon works to deploy two temporary cell towers. However, Mr. Balsamo’s said, “we will try our best to have it on for only 6 weeks,” but cannot commit to a firm deadline. Additionally, 4G towers emit plenty of dangerous EMFs, as documented by all current international studies showing health risks within 1300 feet, and the Canyon House tower is as close 150 feet from homes in Esencia. This Is unacceptable.
My friends, we need your support again. It is more urgent than ever. We are in our homes all day and all night due to the Governor’s Stay at Home order and will now be exposed to close-range dangerous EMFs. We cannot protest in-person, and there are no board meetings to attend to voice our concerns. Please take the time to sign this petition. And after you sign it, please send this petition to your neighbors and any other members of the community and urge them to do the same. We need your advocacy to ask RMV to turn off this cell tower and dismantle it immediately.
--Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 7, 2020
April 7, 2020
I am truly overwhelmed by how quickly this message has spread through our neighborhood. None of this would be happening without the time you have all taken to speak up and push back against this decision.
April 5, 2020
I honestly never imagined we would reach one hundred signatures this quickly. It is truly humbling to see so many of you standing up for the safety of our neighborhood.
Reached 100 supporters
April 3, 2020
April 1, 2020
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many of you have stepped up to question this decision. If we can push past the hundred mark today then the developers will have a much harder time ignoring that this community remains united.
42 Comments
This is a travesty. The damage even one exposure to fifth generation frequency can cause is astonishing, especially for the cells of fragile, developing children. It is unconscionable how HOA board representatives of a family-filled neighborhood would make promises to its impassioned residents who voice concern and present factual data regarding these dangers, then reverse those promises. When things stop making sense, follow the money, they say. No amount of money is worth sacrificing the good health of our youngest generation of children. Please, do the right thing for us, the homeowners and residents of RMV. Stop this installation and any future installations.
These families deserve to be protected. There isn't a smart and health conscious reason to have the tower this close to a neighborhood. Please hear the pleas of the community you are serving. Their physical and emotional well being in more important than an agreement with cell companies or better wifi. Please keep your word. Thank you.
As a pediatrician (retired), it is distressing to see RMV put so many residents, especially children, at risk. Unconscionable!
The location of this tower is so bad being next to a nursery and out community farm
Horrible! It's within several hundred feet of homes and a school!! We were promised this would be taken down and now it's not only still up but activated. RMV is putting residents at risk!
No tower!
Turn off cell tower. Shame on you.
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I am honestly stunned to share that the tower will not be activated. This entire outcome belongs to the hundreds of you who refused to let your concerns be sidelined. Please keep your eyes open for any future shifts because your persistence is the only reason we are standing here …
May 7, 2020
Final supporters
Friends and Neighbors in Rancho Mission Viejo,
Rancho Mission Viejo (RMV), the master developer, has gone back on their word. They announced this week they will turn on the Verizon Canyon House cell tower, the tower they agreed to keep inactive and dismantle after hearing the community’s heath and safety concerns.
Last year, the community spoke out against the activation of the Verizon Canyon House cell tower in Esencia, which is 150 to 1000 feet from homes, the Esencia K-8 school, and Montessori school. A passionate group of community members showed up in droves at the RMV board meeting to communicate the health risks of close-proximity EMF near homes and schools. As a result, Jeremy Laster, the Executive Vice President of RMV, agreed to work with Verizon to keep the tower inactive and relocate it to a safer location. However, on Tuesday, March 31, Mike Balsamo (SVP of Gov. Relations for RMV) communicated that RMV has provided consent for Verizon to activate the Canyon House tower this week.
RMV is not listening: the community does not want this cell tower active. So what is their true motive?
Mr. Balsamo said it was in response to calls from community members with poor cell phone service. However, RMV took no information from the callers: they don’t know their name, location in the community, cell phone carrier, specific issue (and duration of issue), whether it’s new/existing service issue, or whether it was the same group of people repeatedly calling. They also did not ask for bandwidth data from any cell provider in the area to determine if the demand was exceeding the supply. RMV did absolutely no homework on the actual challenge, yet they claim that only turning on a Verizon cell tower would resolve the issue?
RMV claims that the Canyon House cell tower activation will “only be 4G” and “only for 6 weeks” while Verizon works to deploy two temporary cell towers. However, Mr. Balsamo’s said, “we will try our best to have it on for only 6 weeks,” but cannot commit to a firm deadline. Additionally, 4G towers emit plenty of dangerous EMFs, as documented by all current international studies showing health risks within 1300 feet, and the Canyon House tower is as close 150 feet from homes in Esencia. This Is unacceptable.
My friends, we need your support again. It is more urgent than ever. We are in our homes all day and all night due to the Governor’s Stay at Home order and will now be exposed to close-range dangerous EMFs. We cannot protest in-person, and there are no board meetings to attend to voice our concerns. Please take the time to sign this petition. And after you sign it, please send this petition to your neighbors and any other members of the community and urge them to do the same. We need your advocacy to ask RMV to turn off this cell tower and dismantle it immediately.
--Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 7, 2020
April 7, 2020
I am truly overwhelmed by how quickly this message has spread through our neighborhood. None of this would be happening without the time you have all taken to speak up and push back against this decision.
April 5, 2020
I honestly never imagined we would reach one hundred signatures this quickly. It is truly humbling to see so many of you standing up for the safety of our neighborhood.
Reached 100 supporters
April 3, 2020
April 1, 2020
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many of you have stepped up to question this decision. If we can push past the hundred mark today then the developers will have a much harder time ignoring that this community remains united.
42 Comments
We do NOT need 5g at RMV or anywhere for that matter. I have Verizon and my service is perfectly fine!! 5g will not help with the influx of working/schooling from home since that uses WiFi!!! 5g will only cause harm to us and to the wildlife around us that is supposed to be protected!!!
This is a travesty. The damage even one exposure to fifth generation frequency can cause is astonishing, especially for the cells of fragile, developing children. It is unconscionable how HOA board representatives of a family-filled neighborhood would make promises to its impassioned residents who voice concern and present factual data regarding these dangers, then reverse those promises. When things stop making sense, follow the money, they say. No amount of money is worth sacrificing the good health of our youngest generation of children. Please, do the right thing for us, the homeowners and residents of RMV. Stop this installation and any future installations.
These families deserve to be protected. There isn't a smart and health conscious reason to have the tower this close to a neighborhood. Please hear the pleas of the community you are serving. Their physical and emotional well being in more important than an agreement with cell companies or better wifi. Please keep your word. Thank you.
As a pediatrician (retired), it is distressing to see RMV put so many residents, especially children, at risk. Unconscionable!
The location of this tower is so bad being next to a nursery and out community farm
Horrible! It's within several hundred feet of homes and a school!! We were promised this would be taken down and now it's not only still up but activated. RMV is putting residents at risk!
No tower!
Turn off cell tower. Shame on you.
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We do NOT need 5g at RMV or anywhere for that matter. I have Verizon and my service is perfectly fine!! 5g will not help with the influx of working/schooling from home since that uses WiFi!!! 5g will only cause harm to us and to the wildlife around us that is supposed to be protected!!!