Help Prevent the Dangerous Cell Tower on Starkey Ranch School Property
A large corporation called Vertex is trying to put a cell phone tower on Starkey Ranch elementary school property. RF radiation close to cell towers is associated with major health problems such as cancer, diabetes, sleep disorders, and many other issues.
Over 400 Starkey community members are pushing for the tower to be built somewhere other than on school property. Please join us in this fight and help ensure that our school remains a safe place for our children to learn and play.
Starkey residents came together at the latest school board meeting and many members gave speeches. Notice how the 3 members who voted yes completely disregard what was said. All we were asking for is a conversation so that board members and the community can work together to find a solution that is also safe for our children. Closing public comment and reading notes from before the meeting proves that they had decided beforehand what how they would vote. This is a complete disrespect to our community and a clear indication that they have been “bought off”. Megan Harding has made many statements that are straight out of the telecom playbook. Shame on her.
What you can do to help
Sign the petition
Over 1,000 community members have already signed the petition. The more signatures we get, the more exposure we get and the more people will become involved. Please sign to help us get the word out.
Join the Starkey facebook group opposing the tower
Over 400 Starkey members have joined the Facebook group dedicated to opposing the cell tower by the school. Join “Community Seeking Alternatives To Cell Tower at Starkey Ranch K-8” to get involved in the conversation, hear the latest news, and get notified of events.
Attend the next county meeting
One of the most important things we can do is to come together as a community. Showing up in numbers at the meetings will show the school board and county that we mean business. Please join us and wear a red shirt at the meetings to show your support. If you’d like to speak, please prepare a 3 minute speech. You can view available topics and sign up for one here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e4badaf2ca3fc1-commissioners
Next Meeting:
Tuesday May 23rd at 10am.
Address: West Pasco Government Center, 8731 Citizens Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34654
Get your friends and family involved
Please share what’s happening with your friends and family and get them involved. The more people we can get to take action the better.
How cell towers are harmful to children
Thousands of peer-reviewed studies have documented the negative health effects associated with RF radiation exposure. These problems include:
- Cancer
- Memory issues
- Irritability
- Blood issues
- Cardiovascular issues
- Sleep disorders
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Ocular/visual disturbances
- Nausea
- Concentration/attention difficulties
- Skin disorders
- Tremors
- Anxiety
- Diabetes
- Reproductive ability/fertility
- Vertigo
- Tinnitus
- Verbal expression/comprehension
- Hair loss
Expert Forum From Wyandotte Michigan
Wyandotte Michigan is fighting the same battle right now and they put together a forum featuring former UNH Department of Electrical Engineering Professor Kent Chamberlain and other experts.
The Research:
Here is a list of some negative health effects caused by RF radiation exposure accompanied by peer reviewed, vetted scientific articles associating RF radiation with harm. There are many more available and we will be adding more as we move forward.
Cancer:
Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Khurana et al. (2010); Gandhi et al. (2015); Lopez et al. (2021); Zothansiama et al. (2017); Levitt & Lai (2010); Dode et al. (2011); Pearce (2020); Yakymenko et al. (2011); Balmori (2022); Wold and Wolf (2004); Eger et al. (2004); Li et al. (2012); European Parliament (2021); Yakymenko et al. (2011)
Memory issues:
Balmori (2022); Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007); Alba Cabré-Riera et al. (2021); Siddoo-Atwal (2018); Levitt & Lai (2010); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003); Gulati et al. (2015); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Bortkiewicz et al. (2012)
Depression:
Eger and Jahn (2010); Pall (2016); Santini et al. (2002); Santini et al. (2003); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Silva et al. (2015); Levitt & Lai (2010); Gulati et al. (2015); Pall (2016); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003)
Irritability:
Balmori (2022); Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Singh et al. (2016); Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Santini et al. (2003); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Gómez-Perretta et al. (2013)
Blood issues:
Eskander et al. (2012); Gandhi et al. (2015); Hardell and Nilsson (2023); Zothansiama et al. (2017); Gulati et al. (2015); Gandhi et al. (2017)
Cardiovascular issues:
Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Sharma & Lamba (2017); Navarro et al. (2003); Singh et al. (2016)
Sleep disorders:
Balmori (2022); Kundi and Hutter (2009); Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Singh et al. (2016); Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Hutter et al. (2006); Sharma & Lamba (2017); Santini et al. (2003); Lopez et al. (2021); Levitt & Lai (2010); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Gómez-Perretta et al. (2013)
Headaches:
Kundi and Hutter (2009); Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Singh et al. (2016); Balmori (2022); Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Hutter et al. (2006); Santini et al. (2003); Lopez et al. (2021); Levitt & Lai (2010); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Eger and Jahn (2010); Bortkiewicz et al. (2012); Parsaei et al. (2017);
Fatigue:
Balmori (2022); Siddoo-Atwal (2018); Hardell and Nilsson (2023); Santini et al. (2003); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Parsaei et al. (2017)
Ocular/visual disturbances:
Siddoo-Atwal, 2018; Santini et al. (2003); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Durusoy et al. (2017); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Guxens et al. (2016)
Dizziness:
Balmori (2022); Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007); Singh et al. (2016); Lopez et al. (2021); Levitt & Lai (2010); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Eger and Jahn (2010); Parsaei et al. (2017)
Nausea:
Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Santini et al. (2003); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Durusoy et al. (2017)
Concentration/attention difficulties:
Bortkiewicz et al. (2004); Singh et al. (2016); Levitt & Lai (2010); Pearce (2020); Navarro et al. (2003); Oberfeld et al. (2004); Pall (2016); Gómez-Perretta et al. (2013); Durusoy et al. (2017); Balmori (2022); Kundi and Hutter (2009); Pall (2016); Ayoub Meo et al. (2018); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007)
Libido issues:
Santini et al. (2002); Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al. (2014); Santini et al. (2003); Levitt & Lai (2010)
Skin disorders:
Hardell and Nilsson (2023); Levitt & Lai (2010); Pall (2016); Eger and Jahn (2010)
Tremors:
Levitt & Lai (2010); Durusoy et al. (2017); Pearce (2020); Kundi and Hutter (2009); Abdel-Rassoul et al. (2007)
Anxiety:
Augner and Hacker (2009); Silva et al. (2015); Pall (2016)
Diabetes:
Ayoub Meo et al. (2015); Eger and Jahn (2010)
Reproductive ability/fertility:
Al-Quzwini et al. (2016); European Parliament (2021)
Vertigo:
Parsaei et al. (2017); Bortkiewicz et al. (2004)
Tinnitus:
Verbal expression/comprehension:
Hair loss:
We should never risk the health of our children for money or better reception. Please help us fight for a safe place for our kids to learn and play.
We should never risk the health of our children for money or better reception. Please help us fight for a safe place for our kids to learn and play.