AGAINST a T-Mobile 150' (15 story) cell tower at Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
Tuesday, March 6 11:00 am, ROOM 515 Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB) Room 515, 18 Capitol Sq SW, Atlanta, GA 30334.
See the full text of HB 1128 (Statewide) and HB 1197 (Covers Schools in DeKalb County).
Bill Would Ban Cell Phone Towers On School Property: MyFoxATLANTA.com
February 27, 2012: DeKalb House Delegation met today at the Coverdell Legislative Office Building — where the Environmental Committee (including Rep. Drenner) presented their findings on cell phone towers. Rep. Drenner obtained the remaining signatures needed to support the introduction of the bill.
WSBTV Ch2 was there and reported: Renting school space for cell towers idea sparks debate
FULL TEXT HB 1128 (Statewide) and FULL TEXT HB 1197 (Covers Schools in DeKalb County).
February 23, 2012: Five representatives — both the Republican and Democrat — co-sponsored Rep. Karla Drenner’s bill today.
SUMMARY: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-600 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the leasing of public school property for private purposes authorized, so as to prohibit the leasing of certain public school property for the purpose of erecting telecommunications towers; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
See also the FULL TEXT of HB 1197 (Covers Schools in DeKalb County).
February 21, 2012:
Lawmakers today held a hearing on a proposal to ban cellphone towers from school property. State Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, plans to introduce legislation banning construction of the towers on school property.
Over fifteen neighbors attended from our Briarcliff Heights neighborhood, as well as concerned parents from MLK, Briarlake, and GET THE CELL OUT ATL. Dr. Drenner is well-versed in the area of radiation and its effects, understands that the lack of research today on cell tower radiation does not necessarily mean towers are safe — calling instead for precautionary measures in the placement of these towers so close to children in their developmental stages. Rep. Drenner has four post-graduate degrees and serves on several House committees related to this issue, including Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications; Health and Human Services; Natural Resources and Environment.
Thank you to Dr. Drenner for her immediate and quick action regarding this issue, and for sponsoring a bill in the House to address the placement of cell towers on school grounds!
Rep. Karla Drenner