The following quotes are from respondents who were asked the question, “What are one or two of the most important reasons why you would oppose having an antenna in your neighborhood?” Note: 30 percent of those surveyed were wireless users.
“Interference with electrical things.”
“I just don’t think that it is necessary for everyone to have wireless phones.”
“Visual impacts.”
“We’re worried about kids climbing the tower.”
“I can’t say for sure but there are probably health causes.”
“They might have power lines which cause cancer.”
“They are ugly, that’s all.”
“I’m not aware of the need for it.”
“They mess up the TV and give brain cancer.”
“I don’t want any more of anything.”
“I don’t like any intrusions into my neighborhood.”
“I think they (more towers) are useless, they work fine now.”
“It would mean more traffic coming into my neighborhood.”
“Might upset people’s pacemakers.”
“I live near the airport and I’m concerned that it will cause problems with the airport.”
“No industrial type things in my neighborhood.”
“If lightning struck it, it would probably hit my house.”
“I don’t like wireless phones, they don’t need to carry them around-I think they are ridiculous.”
“Driving and talking don’t mix.”
